An exploration of femininity, vulnerability, and the complicated power of being seen.
Jolene is a large-scale contemporary figurative painting examining the tension between feminine identity, performance, and personal agency. Through expressive color, layered imagery, and gestural mark-making, the work explores the ways women navigate visibility, desire, and the expectations placed upon them.
Set against a vibrant field of pinks, reds, and coral tones, the female figure occupies a space between intimacy and confrontation. Her folded posture suggests vulnerability, while her direct gaze challenges the viewer, complicating the relationship between observer and observed.
Fragments of text, spontaneous gestures, and overlapping visual elements move across the canvas, creating a charged surface that resists easy interpretation. The expressive background contrasts with the figure's carefully rendered features, reinforcing the tension between constructed identity and internal experience.
The work draws upon the visual languages of contemporary painting, advertising, and popular culture, questioning how femininity is presented, performed, and consumed. Beneath its seductive palette lies a more complicated narrative about self-perception, power, and the desire to be recognized beyond appearances.
At five feet tall, Jolene commands attention through both scale and emotional presence. Simultaneously playful and confrontational, the painting invites viewers to consider the relationship between beauty, vulnerability, and the reclamation of one's own identity.
Part of Alissa Van Atta's ongoing exploration of the female figure, Jolene exists between personal narrative and collective cultural experience.
Artist: Alissa Van Atta
Title: Jolene
Year: 2024
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 48 × 1.5 inches (H × W × D)
Original: One-of-a-kind painting
Signed: Yes
Price: $10,000
Availability & Presentation
Jolene is an original 60 × 48-inch painting, currently stored unstretched following its exhibition at Steidel Contemporary. Professional restretching can be arranged prior to delivery, or the canvas may be shipped rolled by agreement with the collector. Please inquire for presentation, pricing details, and shipping arrangements.
An exploration of femininity, vulnerability, and the complicated power of being seen.
Jolene is a large-scale contemporary figurative painting examining the tension between feminine identity, performance, and personal agency. Through expressive color, layered imagery, and gestural mark-making, the work explores the ways women navigate visibility, desire, and the expectations placed upon them.
Set against a vibrant field of pinks, reds, and coral tones, the female figure occupies a space between intimacy and confrontation. Her folded posture suggests vulnerability, while her direct gaze challenges the viewer, complicating the relationship between observer and observed.
Fragments of text, spontaneous gestures, and overlapping visual elements move across the canvas, creating a charged surface that resists easy interpretation. The expressive background contrasts with the figure's carefully rendered features, reinforcing the tension between constructed identity and internal experience.
The work draws upon the visual languages of contemporary painting, advertising, and popular culture, questioning how femininity is presented, performed, and consumed. Beneath its seductive palette lies a more complicated narrative about self-perception, power, and the desire to be recognized beyond appearances.
At five feet tall, Jolene commands attention through both scale and emotional presence. Simultaneously playful and confrontational, the painting invites viewers to consider the relationship between beauty, vulnerability, and the reclamation of one's own identity.
Part of Alissa Van Atta's ongoing exploration of the female figure, Jolene exists between personal narrative and collective cultural experience.
Artist: Alissa Van Atta
Title: Jolene
Year: 2024
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 48 × 1.5 inches (H × W × D)
Original: One-of-a-kind painting
Signed: Yes
Price: $10,000
Availability & Presentation
Jolene is an original 60 × 48-inch painting, currently stored unstretched following its exhibition at Steidel Contemporary. Professional restretching can be arranged prior to delivery, or the canvas may be shipped rolled by agreement with the collector. Please inquire for presentation, pricing details, and shipping arrangements.
