Mbarakj - Maasai woman with beads

Portraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout the ages. Portraiture is, first and foremost, a description of the subject depicted, an attempt to capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics truthfully and naturally. With the progressive evolution of artistic research, the physiognomic description of the subject has also been accompanied by a psychological one. Therefore, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective investigation of the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction brought about by contemporary art have contributed to this type of investigation.

Mbarakj's style is based primarily on a solid drawing structure. Through a highly defined line, the painter first creates the framework of the work, in which the volumes and plastic qualities of the subject are enhanced through a clear linear system. Thus, the folds of the garment take on prominence, as do the subject's facial features, which are reproduced with extreme fidelity. The artist's marked plasticity is further enhanced by the light that characterizes the subjects' surfaces with lucid reflections and is confirmed by the very compact application of color, which avoids overly painterly effects. This results in an almost hyperrealistic quality to the portrait, thanks to Mbarakj's extraordinary technique, capable of achieving a photographic rendering of his subjects.

Mbarakj is a painter with a solid pictorial background, especially in the construction of the drawn structure of his works. His pictorial conception is based on a consistent naturalistic rendering, although there is also a certain degree of idealization, evident in his use of a highly objective style tending towards hyperrealism.

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