$235.00
Materiel: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 16″ W x 20″ H
For accurate shipping costs, please contact us prior to purchase. Rates depend on destination and shipping zone.
Algorithmic femininity: This painting explores the multiple facets of womanhood in an era defined by relentless technological acceleration. The fragmented figure at the center represents a woman not as a singular or fixed identity, but as a complex constellation of emotions, roles, contradictions, and inner colors. Historically, women have embodied multiplicity: caretaker, creator, thinker, rebel, yet contemporary systems increasingly demand efficiency, predictability, and optimization.
The geometric structures of Algorithmic femininity surrounding and penetrating the figure symbolize technological frameworks and algorithmic thinking that reshape how women are seen, valued, and even how they see themselves. As these systems advance, individuality risks being flattened into standardized patterns. The organic, multicolored body begins to resemble a constructed form, part human, part machine, suggesting a quiet erosion of originality, intuition, and emotional depth.
Algorithmic Femininity’s color functions as both memory and resistance. Each hue represents a unique facet of identity, creativity, and lived experience. Yet these colors are constrained within rigid boundaries, echoing the subtle ways technology disciplines expression and encourages conformity. The figure does not collapse under this pressure, but neither is it fully free; it exists in a state of tension between selfhood and automation.
Ultimately, this work questions what is lost when progress prioritizes efficiency over complexity. It asks whether women must become legible to systems to survive them, and what happens when the richness of human identity is reduced to data, function, or performance. The painting stands as both a warning and an act of preservation—a visual insistence that women are not machines, and that their multiplicity cannot be programmed away.
Stylistically, Algorithmic Femininity exists at the intersection of geometric abstraction and figurative expressionism. The figure is clearly present, yet deliberately deconstructed, resisting naturalistic representation. This fragmentation aligns the work with modernist traditions while maintaining a distinctly contemporary sensibility.
The composition is structured yet fluid. Rectangular and angular forms create a grid-like foundation, suggesting order, architecture, and rational design. Against this, curved lines and organic shapes introduce movement and psychological depth. The figure emerges from this tension, neither fully absorbed by the geometry nor entirely separate from it. This interplay reflects the central theme of the work: the negotiation between structure and selfhood.
Spatial depth is flattened intentionally. There is no traditional foreground or background; instead, the figure and environment coexist on the same visual plane. This flattening reinforces the idea that inner and outer worlds are inseparable. The viewer is not invited to look “into” the scene but to engage with it as a constructed surface—much like identity itself.
Brushwork is controlled but expressive. Edges are clearly defined, yet traces of the hand remain visible, preventing the composition from becoming mechanical. This balance between precision and intuition mirrors the conceptual core of the painting: the human impulse to impose order while remaining inherently emotional and imperfect.
Paul Klee, particularly in his use of symbolic geometry and his interest in the inner life rather than external realism. Like Klee, the painting treats form as a language capable of expressing thought, emotion, and spiritual inquiry.
The work also recalls Lyonel Feininger’s architectural abstraction, where structures become metaphors for psychological states, as well as Fernand Léger’s fragmented figures, which reflect the modern individual shaped by systems and environments.
In a more contemporary context, the painting aligns with artists who explore identity through abstraction, refusing clear narratives in favor of layered interpretation. The emphasis on construction, fragmentation, and agency places the work firmly within ongoing conversations about selfhood in modern and postmodern art.
