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Christina Zimpel “FUMEE’ “
1961 Born Perth, Western Australia
Zimpel’s paintings mostly depict women and are inspired by everyday observations, her background in fashion and design, her childhood in Australia, her mother’s Hungarian background, her grandmother’s garden, her own garden in Brooklyn, punk, historical hairstyles and the work of artists such as Philip Guston, Henri Matisse, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Diane Arbus, Peter Doig, Louise Bourgeois and the Fauvists.
The latter is reflected, for example, in Zimpel’s use of colour. But where the Fauvists liked to combine complementary colours for an unnatural effect, Zimpel’s work is characterised by seemingly more eclectic colour combinations. For example, pink is a recurring colour, but that is certainly not the lovely and timid kind of pink, but rather the rebellious, fluorescent and punky kind. It results in energetic, powerful and exciting portraits that are marked by simplified, flat and abstracted shapes.
In an interview with Taittinger, Zimpel noted: “What attracts me to portraits is getting into the model’s mind. I try to find out every person’s truth, whether it’s in a look or a tiny gesture.”
Zimpel has collaborated with brands such as Michael Kors, Maison Kitsuné, Carven and Nina Ricci. Among other things, she made her own variation on the famous Kitsuné fox. Her work has appeared in publications like Vanity Fair, the US, UK, Australian and Spanish Vogue, the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Allure Magazine, Papier Magazine and the Sydney Morning Herald. She also made a series of thirty portraits of the nominees and honorees of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards, which were presented at the Brooklyn Museum.
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