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Face off group show features paintings by artist Cristine Balarine

Face off group show features paintings by artist Cristine Balarine

group show face off, vorona gallery, berlin

Feb 202 min read

Anthropophagy (and other tales from the forest) 200x150cm Acrylics, oil sticks, calligraphy inks and pastels on raw cotton canvas Some paintings have a raw story to tell, and this is one of them. This large piece is heavily inspired by the idea of anthropophagy, drawing a parallel between the ritual practice of some Indigenous tribes in Brazil who, before European colonization, cannibalised their enemies not out of hunger or savagery, but to absorb their strength, courage and spirit; a ritualistic process of self-transformation.

Anthropophagy (and other tales from the forest) 200x150cm Acrylics, oil sticks, calligraphy inks and pastels on raw cotton canvas Some paintings have a raw story to tell, and this is one of them. This large piece is heavily inspired by the idea of anthropophagy, drawing a parallel between the ritual practice of some Indigenous tribes in Brazil who, before European colonization, cannibalised their enemies not out of hunger or savagery, but to absorb their strength, courage and spirit; a ritualistic process of self-transformation.

Anthropophagy (and other tales from the forest) - new work

Jan 241 min read

see you at Berlin artists market - opening party tonight

see you at Berlin artists market - opening party tonight

see you at Berlin artists market - opening party tonight

Dec 4, 20251 min read

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