Anuk Rocha

Ahoy from the studio with a work in progress for my upcoming drop! 🎡🎪🤡🎉

"Moving On" 32x24cm, Acrylic on paper - Currently working on new, bigger works, pushing myself to get the closest to the expression I feel within. It’s such a joy and an endless mystery to me trying to capture what my senses and soul desire, digging through layers of false expectations, resistance and self doubt, coming closer to what I’m seeking for with every piece. This series of small paintings is an exercise for me to explore the depth of my subconscious, trying to understand what it is my heart desires and what it is that truly comes out of myself when I let go.

This little « Pierrot Ponpon » painting is a little wink to the kitsch 80s Pierrot paintings that blessed our childhood walls with their strange presence. My mother had such a framed print (see last slide) in our house, along with paintings of crying cartoonish children and other curiosities the 80s brought into our homes. The thing I did not like was the intense eye contact of those portraits, which is maybe why my models always look out in the distance or have one eye slightly off center, to break the intrusiveness of it all. Anyway, just felt like doing this one, hope you enjoy. xx Anuk

“La Bufona” framed 🐚 it’s so hot out here my brain is melting Been in a flow state lately really enjoying my time in the studio Currently preparing a new drop for Partnership Editions coming out July 26th a show at Livingston St.Ives later this year and 2 group shows with Delphian Gallery More news to come, back to work! 🌊

“La Bufona” 21x29,7 cm, link in bio 🎪🎡🎠

‘Le grand voilier’ 2023, 30x40cm ~available~
My fav painting so far ⛵️

Got a new studio, moved appartement (again) and finally got back to work again.
It is strange this feeling of restlessness I get when I can not paint or when I spend more than a few days not in the studio. It’s great to be back, with a little portrait I made 💐

« Poupée de cire », 2023
30x40cm

« Tournesols a minuit », 2023
30x40 ~ dm for availability 💐

‘Tournée au sol’, 2023
30x40 ~available

‘Étude Harlequin’ 2023, 30x40 - DM for more info

Here’s a little Sunday study of my upcoming Flying Circus Series 🎪🎡🎠