Night Gossips explores the fragile moment after celebration, when performance begins to dissolve into intimacy. Part of the artist’s ongoing harlequin series, the painting brings together theatrical figures, remnants of a shared meal and softly abstracted space suspended between dream and reality. The two female harlequins appear not as performers, but as women lingering after midnight — tired, unguarded and quietly connected. The nearly empty table, scattered glasses, oysters and croissant become traces of a fading ritual rather than traditional still life objects. Surrounding them, blurred circles, glowing lanterns and translucent layers create a hazy atmosphere where forms slowly melt into color and memory. Balancing figuration and abstraction, the work combines expressive brushwork with a restrained yet luminous palette of purples, pinks, creams and deep nocturnal blues. Inspired by the emotional theatricality of masquerade and the intimacy of late-night conversation, Night Gossips reflects on the moment when masks are no longer needed and vulnerability quietly replaces spectacle. Acrylic on premium canvas. Can be shipped in a firmed box or rolled in tube. It's protected with final varnish. Edges are painted.
Was exhibited:
Paris. ArtBasel catalogue, 2026 London. The Holy Art Gallery, 2026
