04/14/2026
Gaela Erwin work centers primarily on psychological portraiture, especially self-portraiture. She works in pastel and oil, combining refined technique with strong emotional intensity.
• Her style is deeply influenced by the tradition of the Old Masters, particularly European portraiture from the 17th and 18th centuries.
• She draws direct references from artists like Caravaggio or Rosalba Carriera, reinterpreting them through a contemporary sensibility.
• Her images often merge seductive realism with psychological tension, exploring identity, anxiety, death, and family relationships.
• Many of her works depict herself embodying historical, religious, or symbolic figures (saints, martyrs), creating a kind of intimate theater of the self.
In more recent phases, her work has shifted toward themes such as care, grief, and memory, especially in series dedicated to her mother, where the personal becomes universal.
Moremen Gallery
Video & photography Andy Llanes BultĂł
