The lovers

This painting is created in 2023.
The technique of not lifting the tip of the pen off paper till the motif is complete reflects the emotional attachment of the people depicted. It shows the lovers entangled in their emotions and in 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.
Stretched canvas without a frame.

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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