About

NELLA FAUVE

Artist Statement

I am a contemporary painter based in Paris. My work explores femininity, mythology and the symbolism of the human body through my own approach to abstract figurative painting.

I am interested in feminine archetypes: figures such as Medusa and Circe, whose stories express different aspects of female power, identity and experience. Through these figures, as self-portraits, I explore what femininity means to me and how it can be represented beyond traditional ideas of beauty and womanhood.

My artistic process is driven by curiosity about symbolism, colour and shape. I experiment with the human figure, transforming and simplifying forms to express ideas and emotions rather than reproduce reality. I draw inspiration from mythology, dreams and the relationship between the human body and the animal world.

Working primarily with oil and acrylic, as well as watercolour and graphic techniques, I develop a personal visual language that combines abstraction and figuration.

My current series focuses on ancient feminine archetypes through abstract self-portraiture, using my own image as a starting point to explore female identity and power.

Artist Bio

Nella Fauve is a Prague-born contemporary painter based in Paris since 2015. Her work combines abstract and figurative painting to explore the human body, femininity, mythology and symbolism.

She studied fine arts for seven years in Prague, at the High School of Arts and Design and then Charles University. Since moving to Paris, she has participated in numerous exhibitions and art events, including Parallax art fair in London in 2018 or Salon des Indépendants at the Grand Palais in 2020. In 2022, she founded the art association Bandabacchus, through which she organised collective exhibitions and art festivals.

Fauve's paintings are driven by an interest in colour, shape and the symbolic meaning of figures. She transforms the human body through abstraction to express ideas that cannot always be communicated through realistic representation.

Her current artistic direction explores feminine archetypes through mythology and abstract self-portraiture. In paintings such as Medusa, she uses her own image to investigate female identity, power and the different ways femininity can be expressed.

Working in oil, acrylic, watercolour and graphic techniques, Nella Fauve continues to develop a distinctive visual language that brings together contemporary painting, mythology and the female experience.