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Remembering Now: The Paintings by Coline Marotta

“All of them already exist, that’s why I felt I could paint them. They come from life, not night dreams but hundred percent daydreams.” - Coline Marotta, 2023

At first sight, the evocative paintings by Coline Marotta seem to be centered around the behavior of the characters, and the effect of light in these seemingly intimate and somewhat self-referential scenes. Spending time with Marotta’s paintings, however, is to see them change. Subtle gestures - a head tilting, the hint of a smile, a bird passing by, rippling waters - move in and out of …