Labisse transforms the French tricolor into three overlapping female profiles, using smooth surfaces, scale, profile, sea, and empty space to explore national imagery, identity, unity, and distance.
Jeanne Hébuterne’s elongated profile, chestnut hair, matte earth tones, and dark contour create a portrait of inwardness, dignity, intimacy, and restrained modern expression.
A nude profile against an intense red field transforms Pat Hearn into a high-contrast Pop Art image of visibility, distance, power, and iconic identity.
