Baigneuse Expresionism imaginative world

imaginative world

Medium: Mixed media on canvas

while the nostalgic collage of '50s media evokes an era of grace and glamour

Human figures gather and drift apart

The defining element of this piece is the vintage ambiance—a meticulously curated fusion of retro newspapers and media

Baigneuse Expresionism imaginative worldBaigneuse (2025) is a mixed media painting in which Francisco Bartus depicts a dancing female figure rendered through his distinctive sculptural approach. The silhouette of the dancer is formed by the careful accumulation of small human figures, creating a sense of volume and three dimensionality. Through subtle contrasts of light and shadow, the work conveys movement and grace, transforming the figure into a dynamic presence that exists between