NADA Miami 2023

Bianca Nemelc is a figurative painter whose practice explores the beautiful and symbiotic relationship between the female form and the natural world. Inspired by the artist’s own investigative journey into her identity, her work pays homage to her Caribbean, South American, and Indonesian heritage, through the use of varying hues of brown that come together to depict human figures. Often made up of graphic, colorful forms, her paintings evoke the tropical landscapes where her family originates from.

“In Between” is part of a new series that casts the flower as a home for growth and nourishment for the Brown figure. Deemed “flower bodies” by the artist, abstract figures—delineated by umber, curved forms—become landscapes nestled between petals and leaves. This particular work crops in on a singular, rust-shaded bloom from which a single bead of water drips onto a leaf below. The gradient background transitions from yellow to a muted shade of blue, evoking a transitory time such as dawn or dusk. Charged with mystery and sensuality, the flower becomes an anthropomorphic symbol that is open for bountiful interpretation. For this edition, Nemelc will additionally hand-embellish each print by painting new dew drops.