Ciou. Keep My Heart Brighting In The Dark.

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For her second solo exhibition with Copro Gallery Ciou's new body of work is titled 'Keep My Heart Brighting In The Dark' . Heterogenous, abundant and firmly alternative, Ciou’s world is a visual compendium of fantastic themes and styles. Cultivating a taste for the odd and folkloric. Ciou approches in her work subject as nature, metamorphosis, paganism and beauty. Self -characterized as a Necro Kawaï art ( Necro for the dark side, Kawaï for the cute side ). Her style is the result of a massive hybridation of European, American, Mexican and Japanese graphic fields. A large part of Ciou’s world can besides being described as a strange carnival parade where tattooed ladies, charming freaks and outsiders are the norm. She composed acid coloured farandoles with attractive nymphs, phantasmagorical animals and anthropomorphic plants .Ciou approches in her work subject as nature, women, metamorphosis, paganism and magic. Her Style is the result of a massive hybridation of European, American, Mexican and of course Japanese culture. She works with different mediums such as acrylic, watercolor, ink on paper on wood. She is working with Rotring pen the smallest one 0,1 mm and she is using a magnifying glass. For her art everything is in the small details.