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Mater Exhibition MADS Milano

Women have always been protagonists of the art world, they have been used as sources of passion and inspiration by many artists. Varda Levy’s paintings are a hymn to femininity, to delicate sensuality. The women represented in the artist’s paintings, only through their features become muses for those who observe them so that the feminine automatically becomes sublimation of beauty, connection between charm and soul. Both the works “Gemma” and “Maria” depict the portraits of two women. In the first above mentioned painting, the woman is portrayed in profile and, almost shyly, hinting at a smile, she turns her gaze to someone/something that is not visible to the viewer’s eyes. In this way, the artist manages to convey that curiosity, that instinct to go further, which automatically arouses the desire to know more about the portrayed-woman.
In the painting “Maria”, instead, the woman is depicted with a gaze full of energy and sensuality directly addressed to the viewer. The red of her semi-open lips, that recalls the color of the roses used as a hair clips, symbolizes some of the characteristic elements of women: passion, love, rebirth. The red rose in fact is the symbol of love that wins over everything, of devotion, admiration, beauty and perfection. It also symbolizes the secret of life which is revealed with delicacy. Varda Levy, through her works, through details, colors, the posture of women’s bodies, some elements such as the rose, has managed, with extreme delicacy, to valorize femininity.
“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” (Steve Meraboli)

Art Curator Lorenza Traina