USEUM has partnered with Le Dame Art Gallery operating between London (UK) and Capri (Italy), to bring emerging talent in the areas of painting and illustration to the heart of the Art World in London. Le Dame Art Gallery will be exhibiting in various events the best of USEUM’s thousands of contemporary artists from 100 countries around the world. We are hosting USEUM's first ever gallery event on Tuesday the 6th of October at 6.30pm and the exhibition will be on display for one month on the first floor of the prestigious Meliã White House 5-star hotel in Regent’s Park.
This collection is comprised by the 23 artworks exhibited by USEUM and Le Dame Art Gallery, on the first floor of Meliã White House from the 7th of October to the 7th of November and by many more artworks that were very close to be selected.
Traça 2015
Mixed media (acrylic, plaster, black ink) · 80 x 80 cm
SOLD
‘In my landscapes I intend to express a sense of our journey through life,’ Carol Isern reveals. In Catalan, traça can mean both trace and skill, and this double meaning of the term is demonstrated in the painting. The artist conveys a sense of walking through a terrain following tracks by one’s own skills. She attempts to find an equilibrium between abstrac- tion and figuration by letting the materials imprint their character in the surfaces. Mistakes and divergences from the original purpose are thus welcome.
About the Artist: After her study of philology and work in a painter’s studio, Carol Isern found herself drifting away from the painting profession as she pursued a career in publish- ing. Luckily, she rediscovered her enthusiasm for the arts and took courses in graphic design, painting and illustration. Isern works with mixed media in the exploration and execution of her abstract landscapes. Her use of ink, plaster, charcoal, acrylic and pigments on surfaces such as paper, wood and canvas results in the creation of scenic compositions that linger between abstraction and figuration. In her creative process the artist allows for the materials to transform the paintings, playing with the concepts of chance and unforeseen outcomes.
text by Jesse Voetman