Celeste Rapone Splinter, 2026
Oil on canvas
127 x 185,4 cm (unframed)
129,9 x 188,3 x 6,4 cm (framed)
129,9 x 188,3 x 6,4 cm (framed)
In her new body of work, Celeste Rapone allows men into her pictorial world. Each composition pairs a male and female subject. This painting depicts a woman cramped at her dining room table, pulling a splinter from her hand, while her male counterpart lounges watching TV in the background, unbothered. While the woman is portrayed as an active subject, even in a state of discomfort, her male counterpart occupies a passive position, faceless and situated in an adjacent space.