Panmela Castro
Rai (or Lover on the Atelier), Lovers series, 2021
Oil on canvas
90 x 150 x 8 cm
Copyright The Artist
Photo: @panmelacastro
In this series, the artist portrays in quick strokes her collection of lovers in the nights they spent together. The series departs from theories about the affectivity of black women by thinkers such as Bell Hooks and Ana Claudia Lemos Pacheco.
This painting is a part of the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami collection.