Don't Let Go - Kiss me I

This drawing is a part of Don't Let Go series created during 2019 -2020

The technique of not lifting the tip of the pen off paper till the drawing is complete also reflects the emotional attachment of the people depicted. The series show multiple emotions, human relationships, entanglement, love and passion, bodily pleasures, obsessions, connection and loneliness, our need of a physical and emotional closeness.
The semi-abstract nature of the series enables the viewers to connect with their own emotions and memories, allowing them to freely interpret the lines on the paper.
210gsm smooth paper.
Unframed.

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Irma Calabrese is a Lithuanian-born, Sydney-based set / production designer, artist and illustrator whose artworks are intricate, intriguing, minimalistic and often sensual.
She studied many forms of art making through tertiary studies in Set Design, Jewellery and Interior Design and became most drawn to ink as the main medium for her work still whilst studying at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts in Lithuania. She also developed a strong interest in photography once moved to Australia in 2004.
Inspired by travel, nature, primitive cultures, symbols, shadow puppetry, geometric and organic shapes, human psychology and interaction, her latest work is monochromatic single continuous line ink drawings. The themes of displacement, isolation, attachment, intimacy and afterlife are often present. Her work is held in private collections in Australia, Europe and the United States.

Follow Irma Calabrese on Instagram @irmauniverse
Artist website www.irmacalabrese.com