Anatomie n°IV 2003

Iseult Labote made Anatomie n°IV, which is 120 by 80 cm. It's all about the surface and how it catches the light, like looking at something wrapped in cellophane. The colors are really interesting, blues blending into browns, creating a sense of depth and reflection. You can almost feel the texture, as if the surface is both smooth and crinkled at the same time. Notice that line running through the center, like a seam, or where two things meet. It pulls the whole piece together. Labote's work often plays with these kinds of illusions, making you question what you're actually seeing. It reminds me a bit of Gerhard Richter's blurred paintings, where the image is just out of reach. Ultimately, art is like that, it's about the push and pull between what's real and what's imagined.