Sofía Cristina Jiménez, Silver and Green Inflatable Peacock Figure: Lady Phasi 2, 2024, Acrylic on Canvas

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Acrylic painting depicting a female peacock represented as an inflatable figure, rendered in silver and green metallic tones against an … Read more Acrylic painting depicting a female peacock represented as an inflatable figure, rendered in silver and green metallic tones against an exposed linen ground. This work belongs to the Ascendants and Descendants series, in which Sofía Cristina Jiménez explores hierarchy, lineage, and symbolic distinction through isolated animal figures transformed into inflatable forms. In Lady Phasi II, the composition focuses on the peacock’s head, neck, and upper body, articulated through segmented surfaces that emphasize curvature, reflection, and artificial materiality. Subtle gray and bluish metallic highlights define the neck, while green tones concentrate around the head, establishing a restrained chromatic structure anchored by the natural color of the linen support. The canvas is left unprimed, allowing construction lines, underlying guides, and visible corrections to remain part of the final composition. This material decision foregrounds process and structure, aligning the pictorial surface with notions of exposure, hierarchy, and making. Light operates as a formal device, activating the metallic surface of the inflatable figure while reinforcing its manufactured condition in contrast with the organic texture of the linen. The original title given by the artist is Lady Phasi II, situating the work within a sequential body of portraits that examine symbolic elevation and differentiation through inflatable animal imagery. Acrylic on Belgian linen canvas. Unframed. Ready to hang. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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