About Roseline

 

I am a French and New Zealand painter based in Auckland. My work is a poetic exploration of femininity and an investigation into our societal heritage through female portrait and figure painting.

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The female figure is one of the most traditional and ancient subjects in the history of art. Women, mostly painted or sculpted by men, often in the context of a mythological or historic scene. What happens when a woman paints a woman? Strength, vulnerability, control, fragility, the model is empowered to embody these expressions. My paintings are watching us while we are watching them. They become a mirror of the viewer’s soul and thoughts, imparting a variation of responses at any given time.

 

I have been a student at Browne School of Art in Auckland since 2013 and at the Angel Art Academy in Florence in June 2017. Until recently, I was part of the Akepiro street studios, a space hosting 15 artists in Eden Terrace, Auckland.

 

For more information, please email contact@roselineklein.co.nz