Reka Nyari: CHROMATIC INK

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This body of work continues to explore a central element of Nyari’s practice: intimate studies of self-identity and female empowerment through nude portraiture.

Reka Nyari places her "CHROMATIC INK" series into the canon of unfettered female imagery with the tales of two women and their response to struggle and pain. The intricately woven threads of ink on their skin empower their spirit as acts of defiance, vows of power, and emblems of transformation of the mind through the physical body.

Nyari has previously been exploring the power of tattoos through her black and white portraiture: The latest series is a drastic, joyous, vivid opposition to her previously monochromatic work. She has returned to her painter’s roots, embracing color in all its glory. Beautifully and ornately fully tattooed woman emerges from vivid, rich backgrounds of blue, red, and turquoise. As always, all the tattoos are real; Nyari uses minimal retouching and processing when creating her images, creating her art with the use of
elaborate props, fabrics, and backgrounds. Utilizing symbols of transformation and growth, the images bring to life the story of Bloomt, a French tattoo artist who has morphed her body into a piece of art.