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Restlessness

Natasha Bieniek Most of Bieniek’s subjects are reclining, but none are resting – they have in the artist’s words a ‘melancholia, restlessness and uneasiness'.

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Rose, 2011 by Natasha Bieniek
Rose, 2011 by Natasha Bieniek
Indigo, 2012 by Natasha Bieniek
Indigo, 2012 by Natasha Bieniek
Magenta, 2012 by Natasha Bieniek
Magenta, 2012 by Natasha Bieniek
Peony, 2014 by Natasha Bieniek
Peony, 2014 by Natasha Bieniek
Sienna, 2011 by Natasha Bieniek
Sienna, 2011 by Natasha Bieniek
Untitled, 2013 by Natasha Bieniek
Untitled, 2013 by Natasha Bieniek
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