Rise Primary Hughes This unique combination of classicism

This unique combination of classicism and pulp results in something of a hybrid between Lowbrow esthetic and Old Master technique

The solitude of being a "latchkey kid" of divorced parents combined with the visual and mental stimulation of traveling Europe during her formative years created fertile ground for dark ideas

Her style is reminiscent of vintage sewing pattern packages and nostalgic fashion illustration as it relates to her ability to beautifully capture the female form and face

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I seek to raise questions that are fundamental to a contemporary human experience

Rise Primary Hughes This unique combination of classicismDetails About Oil on linen canvas 16 x 20 in. 40 x 50 cm. 2021 Erica Calardo (Genoa, 1980) is a figurative painter living and working in Bologna, Italy. Erica works in oils, watercolors, and pencils and her haunting portraits are windows on the solitude of lost souls. She explores the realm of Beauty, Grotesque, Magic, by creating eery oneiric feminine figures who tell tales of long forgotten dreams, of an imaginary timeless past. Deeply rooted in the