Efren Isaza

Teresa with Black Origami Skirt. Intervened photograph mounted on aluminum

2010

Black rosa by Efren Isaza Image printed on canvas intervened with paint, ink, and scratches by the artist Signed, titled, dated, and annotated in pencil on the verso by the artist On...

Color Origami Sipiral II Measures: 43 x 29 inches Archival pigment print One of a kind mounted on aluminum, frame This of one of a kind intervened artworks produced in 2009 and 2010...

This dress painting features an interplay of paint and textile with an outcome both expressive and refined. Through the process of adding and subtracting, textures and tone on tone l...

This gorgeous artwork on paper was created initially with a screen print base of the model, then Rosie hand finishes the work with a unique splash and painted composition. Some call them Unique Prints. The base image is only used 12 times and this is the AP Rosie Emerson, born in 1981, is a contemporary artist working almost exclusively on representing the female form. Emerson’s figures draw reference from archetypes old and new, from Artemis to the modern day super model, each solitary figure, an allegory of her own fantasy. Interested in surface, the interplay between photography and painting. Emerson’s works are playful constructs; Photography is used, not as a device for capturing reality but for creating romanticised optical illusions. Inspired by her love of theatre, performance, shrines and rituals, she uses lighting, costume, set and prop making, alongside printmaking and painting to create other worldly one off pieces. Her photography is inspired by both the drama of the baroque, and ethereal qualities of Pre Raphaelite works. Other important influences include late medieval and renaissance paintings, Japanese prints, and magical realist literature. Emerson’s screen...