Christina Allan's paintings are fueled by the individual and collective anxieties that surround the human condition, including the classic existential struggle. From dramatic mythical scenes to deeply introspective psychological portraits, her work populates a world of creatures and overt references to fantasy, from angels and deities to Pegasi and the Grim Reaper. A blend of abstraction and figuration, her fictional existential narratives take place in a sublime natural realm that is dreamy yet real, mirroring how existence can at times feel like a rigged game or fleeting dream. She is interested in authentic human emotions, experiences, and philosophical struggles, including the inability of a finite being to comprehend the infinite.
Her debut exhibition PSYCHOPOMP is on view at Villazan in Madrid.
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