Lídia Vives

LIDIA VIVES (Lleida, 1991).
"The Crow " (Self-portrait), 2016.
Exemplar 3/5.
Printed on Baryta Fine Art Hahnemühle paper.
Limited edition, hand signed and numbered by the artist.
The work protected with tissue paper and bubble wrap (rolled shipment).
A pair of white cotton gloves
Personalized postcard from the artist
Certificate of authenticity included.
Measurements: 54 x 42 cm.

Inspired by the cult comic book The Crow, this photograph offers a contemporary reinterpretation of the story, placing a woman at the center of the narrative. The image, a dramatically charged close-up portrait, is constructed through a range of deep blacks and whites that accentuate the texture of the skin and the intensity of the gaze. The tight, almost cinematographic framing and the direction of the light are reminiscent of the visual codes of film noir and classic portraiture, where every detail is at the service of the character's psychology. In this case, the protagonist not only embodies the justice and revenge that define the original story, but does so from a new gender perspective, questioning the traditional roles of the hero and proposing an equally powerful, but emotionally more complex female figure.

This work is part of a limited edition printed on high quality baryta paper, hand signed and numbered by the artist. It includes a certificate of authenticity.

Lídia Vives is a photographer and visual artist based in Barcelona. She has exhibited in museums and galleries such as the Louvre and the Saatchi Gallery, and has been published in media such as Vogue Italia or Esquire. Her work mixes pop aesthetics, social criticism and pictorial references to create powerful, beautiful and uncomfortable images at the same time. Other exhibitions (selection): 2016- Sex Series, Fifty Dots Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (Solo); 2015 - Shared Experience, Inqubator Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (Collective), Evasiones, Galería Léucade, Múrcia, Spain (Collective), El + de la fotografia, Cercle de Belles Arts, Lleida, Spain (Collective). 2014 - Wonderland, Espacio Luvitien, Teruel, Spain (Solo). 2013 - Wonderland, Casa de la Cultura de Andorra, Teruel, Spain (Solo). 2012 - Lidia's Shots, Funatic, Lleida, Spain (Solo). Her work has appeared in numerous publications.