La Cage. Je N’ai Pas Peur 2018

Sandra Chevrier created "La Cage. Je N’ai Pas Peur" using oil paint and collage. The artist uses traditional fine art techniques and combines them with the ephemeral material of comic books. In this piece, Chevrier has masterfully blended oil paint to create a portrait of a woman, then overlaid it with fragments of comic book pages. These brightly colored, mass-produced images cover parts of the woman’s face, creating a captivating contrast between the smooth, almost classical, painting style and the graphic, printed aesthetic. The ripped edges add texture, making you think about the physical act of tearing and layering, a kind of primal expression against the glossy finish of consumer culture. By incorporating comic book imagery, the artist connects her work to wider social issues like consumerism and popular culture. The juxtaposition of fine art with mass-produced materials challenges our traditional ideas about art and value. Chevrier encourages us to reflect on how the process of making and the materials used contribute to the powerful meaning of the piece.