“I break images down to their most powerful, essential forms.”
Faceless, neo-pop portraits muse on identity in an ever-changing world.
Faceless portraits are, essentially, an oxymoron - but not for Oliver. With elegant graphic sensibility, her blank silhouettes explore societal expectations in modern-day life. Having started out as a photographer, she transitioned to the medium of painting because she felt it offered her greater autonomy over the image and, by extension, greater capacity for storytelling. Oliver works primarily with acrylic on canvas or wood panel, and also translates her pared-back compositions into sculpture and relief. Her process is incredibly methodical, distilling each image to its fundamental elements...
Bio
Spanish artist Adriana Oliver, born 1990, currently lives and works a short distance from Barcelona.
Press
The artist's elegant canvases have captured the attention of fashion press worldwide, with features in publications such as GQ Brazil, Harper’s Bazaar Brazil and Vogue Hong Kong.
Did you know?
Her practice unites a love for romantic, mid-century cinema and photography with a studied interest in gender and multiculturalism.
