Elisabeth SCHERFFIG (1949-)

Sans titre

Chalk lead on white velum paper
Size : 25 x 35 cm
Frame size : 38 x 48 cm
Label of Faggionato Fine Arts, London, on the back

Press release : Scherffig’s intense compositions, present images that are both realistic and fantasy. Through the painstaking modulation of minute marks, drawn in monochrome pastel she reveals all that is lying under our feet. Reconstructing from her unconscious the actuality of what lurks beneath the surface of the planet, making us aware of a vast nether world of potential disaster. Who has not noticed the confusing mass of cables, pipes, timber, bricks and girders; snaking their way under the foundations of cities and towns. It is difficult to believe that from this confusion comes the order we expect in our everyday lives. Scherffig’s painting is not only a revelation but also a warning.