“CREATURAS” Solo Show – Dorothy Circus Gallery (Roma)

Miss Van, with a body of work marked by a distinctive and unconventional soul, presents a series that captures her current emotional state. This new series is as the artist said “[her] diary in color”, a collection of intimate, raw yet delicate, portraits. Known worldwide for her unique ability to integrate social messaging and the dynamic spirit of street art with the refined echoes of classical fine art, Miss Van in the “Creaturas” exhibition explores darker themes through her female muses who are charged with a new vibration yet remaining strongly iconic.

These figures, wrapped in a mysterious and unsettling aura, navigate the complex emotions and unconscious narratives of the Artist. The slit-eyed gaze of her muses, set in solitary environments enhanced by tribal palettes and shadowy floral backgrounds, creates a poignant visual commentary on the beauty intertwined with a natural yet surreal combination of ambiguity and strong feelings in the detachment between self and others, now a typical sentiment in today’s world.

The dark and ominous atmosphere of her new work carries echoes of Mary Shelley’s gothic narratives, and more recent Alasdair Gray’s “Poor Things” movie adaptation, but Miss Van’s interpretation of the depths of human capability and of the unknown, delicately weaving a courageous narrative about modern exploration of the self.

(Photos by Federica Lannella)