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ONLINE: Sophia Huitema: Closer
Thierry Goldberg Gallery is pleased to present Closer, an online exhibition of paintings by Sophia Huitema.
Sophia Huitema鈥檚 paintings, with their cinematic quality and realistic precision, confront the viewer with an unnerving combination of vulnerability and defiance. Her works recall the introspective mood and painting style of Baroque paintings, where light defines the figure鈥檚 sculptural presence; or the Pre-Raphaelite sentiment, that captures an emotional depth and hints at an inner narrative. The contemporary interiors depicted in the works bring these art historical references into present-day reflections on identity, femininity, and physicality.
In her self-portrait Untitled (2023), the viewer peers into a moment not meant to be witnessed. A nude woman in the bathtub is caught in a private, vulnerable state鈥攈er body turned inward, unaware of the viewer鈥檚 gaze. Huitema's precise realism enhances the voyeuristic tension, allowing the viewer to become both observer and an intruder. While the scene depicted in this painting positions the subject in a vulnerable space, her inward focus on herself denies the viewer ownership.
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Thierry Goldberg Gallery is pleased to present Closer, an online exhibition of paintings by Sophia Huitema.
Sophia Huitema鈥檚 paintings, with their cinematic quality and realistic precision, confront the viewer with an unnerving combination of vulnerability and defiance. Her works recall the introspective mood and painting style of Baroque paintings, where light defines the figure鈥檚 sculptural presence; or the Pre-Raphaelite sentiment, that captures an emotional depth and hints at an inner narrative. The contemporary interiors depicted in the works bring these art historical references into present-day reflections on identity, femininity, and physicality.
In her self-portrait Untitled (2023), the viewer peers into a moment not meant to be witnessed. A nude woman in the bathtub is caught in a private, vulnerable state鈥攈er body turned inward, unaware of the viewer鈥檚 gaze. Huitema's precise realism enhances the voyeuristic tension, allowing the viewer to become both observer and an intruder. While the scene depicted in this painting positions the subject in a vulnerable space, her inward focus on herself denies the viewer ownership.
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