Skin cells are rapidly renewed, serving as a protective layer encapsulating the body. Skin reflects time and experiences, acting as a map of memories. Inès Longevial's oil paintings focus on the skin through layers of color and texture in self-portraits. These artworks emerge from memory and convey the artist's identity and aspects of her perception, particularly living with myopia. The paintings depict the female form intricately, blending elements of urgency and subtle features, offering a unique perspective and insight into the relationship with the viewer.
Skin is the peel of our human body, a protective layer that encapsulates every other sensitive and squishy slice. Even as we decorate, bruise, and rejuvenate skin, it absorbs time, transforming for all to see.
Inès Longevial's oil paintings draw attention to the skin, layered in seemingly smooth swatches of ultramarine, crimson, slate, chantilly, and mauve. These self-portraits-composed mostly from memory, informed by a repository of textures and forms consulted prior to their emergence.
A cropped face with down-turned eyes, a punctuated nipple, and a scapula blooming like an iris are, at a distance, totemic. The stoic sitters are disassociated, fermented.
Longevial offers an extreme perspectival shift through her impulsive markmaking upon the skin, often surprising herself. Her own experience living with myopia is relayed to the viewer with grace, transforming skin into a woven surface.
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