Italian-born artist Karenina Fabrizzi draws on the traditional fairytale illustration to create antique-inspired works of art. Her paintings combine heirloom portraiture with classical floral detail, merging the ordinary with the fantastic, for a rich, dreamlike aesthetic. ‘ Blue Portrait “ Lei”’ recalls the eighteenth century portrait miniature, as the profile of a woman is set against antique, teal-coloured paint. Blurring the line between the familiar & the uncanny, Fabrizzi covers the silhouette with delicate patterns of gold, in shimmering contrast to the paper’s rough texture. At once beautiful & dark, ‘ Blue Portrait “ Lei”’ is the stuff of bygone treasures: a cult collectible in the making. This work is DNA tagged & Certified by Tagsmart. Find out more at www.tagsmart.com.