Diplomarbeit an der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

My Mother "Salome" As the daughter of the opera singer Hildegard Behrens, I have been familiar with the music and story of "Salome" by Richard Strauss/Oscar Wilde since my early childhood. My diploma is a synthesis of my memories, impressions and my own view of Salome. My series consists of three groups of paintings: In the "mirror-paintings" ("Lipstick on the Mirror", "Salome Doll", and "In the Dressing-room") I wanted to free Salome from being an object and awaken compassion for her; the process of identification is symbolized by the reflections. In the "dance-paintings" I tried to show the loneliness of the "child-wife" Salome. In the "kiss-paintings" ("The Meditation", "Salome and the White Peacocks", and "The Cistern"), a change in Salome's awareness becomes visible: the image of the pomegranate is gradually replaced by the insurmountable reality.

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