'POKERFACE'
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Portrait |
| Technique | Painting |
| Height | 120 cm |
| Width | 120 cm |
| Length/Depth | 1.8 cm |
DE (English below)
Original artwork by Anna Wirth
- Acrylic and oil on canvas
- 120 x 120 cm.
In the artwork “POKERFACE”, I have explored in depth the role of colour as a vehicle of meaning within the pictorial context. Green can be interpreted in many ways in this context: for example, it is reminiscent of the colour of 100-dollar notes and the tablecloths on a poker table. In the context of the painting, however, the green does not merely represent hope; it can also symbolise something unhealthy and toxic, such as gambling addiction. As a viewer, who effectively acts as a fellow player, the man’s facial expressions remain hidden from view. Any attempt to see through the poker face thus fails.
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Original artwork by Anna Wirth
- Acrylic and oil on canvas
- 120 x 120 cm
The artwork “NIGHT THINKING” serves as a counterpart to “DAY DREAMING”. Both pieces explore the contrast between thoughts during the day and at night. During the day, thoughts are often suppressed or glossed over by daily routines, whilst at night, one is more vulnerable to these thoughts and must confront them. Daylight is represented by golden accents, whilst the silver elements symbolise the moonlight of the night.
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Anna Lena Wirth
My aim has always been to portray people as individuals. For many years, I painted portraits, believing that people’s faces best reflect their identities. When, whilst studying art at the University of Wuppertal, I came into contact with dementia within my personal circle and attempted to depict the process of forgetting, I reached my limits. A person’s outward appearance could not reflect their inner processes. In search of a solution to my problem, I gradually moved away from depicting faces, until I eventually omitted them entirely. Since then, my works have played with the identities and realities of the people depicted. Through a blend of figurative, realistic and abstract elements, I allow the viewer to look behind the façade of faces, into the feelings and thoughts of the figures portrayed.
My in-depth exploration of this subject matter – including in my Bachelor’s thesis in painting – continues to shape my painting style to this day and inspires me to constantly reinterpret a wide variety of themes relating to the human condition. I prefer to work in series, in which I explore individual themes in depth and interpret them in various ways.
Exhibitions:
2022 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2022 – CoroArt, Wuppertal
; 2023 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2024 – Exhibition, Hamburg
; 2025 – ‘Hues of Healing’ exhibition, Abtsgmünd
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