Last Lesson
Dancing in the Sky, Waiting for the Sunset exhibition - Ione & Mann - London May 2022 - Photos by Matt Spour
Dancing in the Sky, Waiting for the Sunset - Solo exhibition at Ione & Mann - London May 2022 - Photos by Matt Spour
An intimate and deeply personal body of work created over a period of more than a year following the loss of the artists parents in 2020.
In this series of paintings, predominately works on paper, Alegre used the make-up and brushes her mother left behind. What started initially as an attempt to keep her close and a way to process the unassimilable void, gradually evolved into a symbolic exploration of what ‘makes-up’ who we are, our beliefs, and the links to the world around us.
Alegre approaches the subject with authenticity and grace, making no demands for resolution or redemption. Following a path through grief, loss, love, acceptance and hope, this poignant body of work is a celebration of life, affirming an all-encompassing sense of connection, gratitude, presence and belonging: a tribute to those who walked before us, those who walked beside us and, ultimately, ourselves.
IONE & MANN, London May 2022
Last Lesson, 2020 - Make-up and oil on paper - 57 x 77 cm
Continuous Traveller, 2020 - Make-up and oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm
Dancing in the Sky, Waiting for the Sunset, 2020 - Make-up and oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm
Tide, 2021 - Make-up and oil on paper - 77 x 57 cm
Her, 2020 - Make-up and oil on paper - 29 x 21 cm each
Healer, 2021 - Make-up and oil on paper - 29 x 21 cm each
Star of Bethlehem, 2021 - Make-up and oil on paper - 77 x 57 cm
Core, 2021 - Make-up and oil on paper - 29 x 21 cm each
Commitment, 2021 - Make-up and oil on paper - 77 x 57 cm each
Camouflage, 2021 - Make-up and oil on paper - 57 x 77 cm
Acabarme, 2021 - Make-up and oil on paper - 77 x 57 cm
Garden, 2022 - Make-up and oil on canvas - 122 x 90 cm
Make Her Up, 2020 - Make-up and oil on canvas - 30 x 30 cm
Spiritual Medium, 2022 - Make-up and oil on canvas - 50 x 70 cm each