Josephine DOLMAIRE

Through her painting practice, visual artist Joséphine Dolmaire strives to examine the mores of our society using a figurative style to which she has remained faithful since her early days.

By weaving together references to art history, general culture, and current events, his work is fundamentally shaped by his conviction that understanding our present requires an understanding of our past. To this end, his creative process ranges from spontaneous inspiration drawn from his daily life to a more conceptual approach to reinterpreting art history, oscillating between homage and critique.

Despite the political gravity that permeates her paintings, Joséphine Dolmaire maintains a certain sense of irony and affection toward her subjects. Her impact lies precisely in this ambivalence. At once evocative and mysterious due to their layering of diverse references, yet also accessible and familiar because of the omnipresence of the human figure, her canvases bring to light underlying questions related to representation, in a subtle and ambiguous manner that resonates differently with each viewer.

His paintings are as entertaining as they are thought-provoking; their blend of cynicism and reverie resonates like a promise to linger in our memories long afterward.