Paula Rego
The dance
1988
acrylic on paper on canvas
213 x 274 cm
Paula Rego
Three blind mice
1989
etching
22,6 x 21,2 cm
In 2007 I visited Lisbon for the first time and there I saw Paula Rego´s paintings. Her artworks slapped me in the face. They were dark, honest and almost terrifying. She dared to make extremely personal art. She literally painted her fears, her angers and grieves.
In my former art education we had been told not to tell stories, for stories were for writers. And there she was, not afraid to tell her story to the world.
If art, in any form, dares to be about inner thoughts, it transcends the personal and thus can be recognized by anyone, as we all have these thoughts, these fears, that accompany us in our lives and visit us in our dreams.
Judith Krebbekx, 2023
Judith Krebbekx
Don Juan's reckless daughter
2023
acrylic and charcoal on linen
200 x 180 cm
