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| Year of creation | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 30 W × 40 H × 2 D cm |
| Type of art | painting |
| Style | expressionism |
| Genre | portrait |
| Materials | acrylic, canvas |
| Type of packaging | cardboard box |
Description of the Artwork “Mask of Modern Despair”
This captivating painting explores the complex relationship between the inner self and the outer world through the use of masks and disguises. The intensity of the bright colors reveals a desire for connection and love, while touching on themes of the unconscious abyss and despair. The concealed features suggest a perpetual quest for identity, making this work deeply mysterious and challenging for the viewer.
Artwork in the interior
iren mihaylova, France
Iren Mihaylova is a poet, novelist, painter and psychoanalyst (born in Sofia, Bulgaria in the 90s) who lives and works in Paris. She is the author of 8 collections of poetry (Pull the Shadows, Sans tension editions, 2023; Pulling the Shadows, Bibliothèque Bulgarie, 2024; Without a Bottom of Light, Encres vives editions, 2024; Luminous Disasters, unpublished poetry by Iren Mihaylova and Damien Paisant, Peau Électrique, 2024; Sky of my Memory, L’Appeau’Strophe editions, 2024; Parables on the Heart (artist’s book), Poésie.io., 2024; Birth of the Moon, Echappée belle editions, 2025; Cosmogony of Loss, Sans tension editions, 2025), as well as a novel (Letters to my Other, Sans tension editions, 2025), an autobiographical story (Trésor Noir) and a writing journal (Peau Electrique, 2025). She publishes in paper magazines: ARPA, Le Journal des poètes, À l’index, L’Intranquille, Traversées, Phoenix, Rien de précis, Revue Henry, Les Haleurs, Florilège, Traction-brabant, L’accent de poche; Online: Revue hélas, Les Haleurs, Poetiquetac, Télùrika, Lichen, La Tortuga Bùlgara, Nouvelle Poésie Asociale (Bulgaria), etc.; On websites: Pro/prose magazine, Les Haleurs, Souffle inédit, Jeudi des mots, Francopolis, Oupoli, Fragile, Trees are beings who dream, New offenses, etc. She is co-creator, editor and illustrator of the magazine and contemporary creation space Peau Electrique: https://peaueleclabo.wixsite.com/revue. Her poet-painter website: https://peaueleclabo.wixsite.com/irenmihaylovapeintre. To contact her: irenmihaylova.poetepeintre@gmail.com 0766738930