Nataixa Ros

Franco-Spanish artist Nataixa Ros worked in Paris and Madrid fashion houses for years before moving to Barcelona and devoting her life to painting. The acute sensitivity of the designer to the shape and proportions of the female form continue to serve her well, particularly in a recent series of ballerina portraits. She eschews the unspecific and stylized imagery of fashion illustrations for an arresting aesthetic that, as she acknowledges, draws on the work of the late Lucian Freud.

Appearing against dramatic black backdrops with the occasional suggestion of a dance studio setting — a railing, a reflective floor — Ros’s dancers are weightless, powerful, elegant and transcendent all at once. Her beautifully applied oil paints portray perfect physiques and attest to the artist’s near-scientific knowledge of anatomy. And yet the dancers’ muscles flex, while their joints are visible as they move. Though capable of unparalleled beauty and elegance, Ros’ powerful portrayal of these ballerina bodies reminds us of the realities of movement as well as its capacity for inducing wonder. 		Nataixa Ros
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Abandon<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Abandon, 2011
Oil on Canvas
39.5" x 32"
USD 3,000
Abandon, 2011
Oil on Canvas
39.5" x 32"
USD 3,000
Bouquet<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Bouquet, 2011
Oil on Canvas
18" x 15"
USD 600
Bouquet, 2011
Oil on Canvas
18" x 15"
USD 600
Debout!<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Debout!, 2011
Oil on Canvas
26" x 39.5"
USD 3,000
Debout!, 2011
Oil on Canvas
26" x 39.5"
USD 3,000
La Tyranie de la Danse<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
La Tyranie de la Danse, 2011
Oil on Canvas
15" x 18"
USD 600
La Tyranie de la Danse, 2011
Oil on Canvas
15" x 18"
USD 600
Ailes<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Ailes, 2011
Oil on Canvas
51" x 32"
USD 4,550
Ailes, 2011
Oil on Canvas
51" x 32"
USD 4,550
Soutenu<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Soutenu, 2011
Oil on Canvas
16" x 13"
USD 500
Soutenu, 2011
Oil on Canvas
16" x 13"
USD 500
Vole en Équilibre<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Vole en Équilibre, 2011
Oil on Canvas
51" x 38"
USD 4,550
Vole en Équilibre, 2011
Oil on Canvas
51" x 38"
USD 4,550
Etirement<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Etirement, 2011
Oil on Canvas
38" x 51"
USD 4,550
Etirement, 2011
Oil on Canvas
38" x 51"
USD 4,550
Cambré<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Cambré, 2011
Oil on Canvas
39" x 39"
USD 3,000
Cambré, 2011
Oil on Canvas
39" x 39"
USD 3,000
La Douleur Silencieuse<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
La Douleur Silencieuse, 2011
Oil on Canvas
16" x 13"
USD 500
La Douleur Silencieuse, 2011
Oil on Canvas
16" x 13"
USD 500