La Cage même la folie perds la raison 2022

Sandra Chevrier made this piece, "La Cage même la folie perds la raison," with oil paint and collage. It’s a painting that feels like a dare, a sort of daredevil act done with colour and comic book images. The eyes in the painting, they really get to me, like windows to a soul that’s half superhero, half vulnerable. The cascading streaks of colour, they look like tears or maybe a release of pent-up emotion, each line thick with feeling. Notice how the comic book figure floats above, almost as if the weight of her world is pressing down, warping the colours below. Think about how Pop Art used comic imagery, but Chevrier adds a layer of raw emotion, reminding me a bit of Basquiat, with that same mix of high and low culture, and that urgent need to say something real. It's not just a picture; it's a conversation about identity, strength, and what it means to be seen.