Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
UNTITLED, ca. 1940
Pastel on Paper
57 x 72 cm

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
UNTITLED, 1959
Colored pencils on paper
24 x 19 cm

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
PORTRAIT OF MITINTYM, ca. 1940
Ink on Paper
28 x 22 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2023
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 120 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2023
Mixed media on canvas
50 x 40 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 80 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
60 x 60 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
70 x 60 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 100 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
70 x 50 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 100 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 70 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
60 x 50 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
70 x 50 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
50 x 40 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
70 x 50 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
50 x 50 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
80 x 80 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
50 x 50 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
40 x 30 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
60 x 50 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
50 x 70 cm

Mylene Jampanoi (b.1980)
UNTITLED, 2024
Mixed media on canvas
70 x 50 cm

Participating artists:

Jean Cocteau x Mylene Jampanoi

About

Roma Gallery presents the exhibition Temporal Transferences, where Jean Cocteau‘s work intertwines with Mylène Jampanoï‘s latest creations. Cocteau’s painting depicts a frontal reflection. One could also discern the moment of seductive anticipation before the Kiss of two identical opposing figures, a description that serves as a counterpart for Jampanoi’s work. The pattern of reflection and mirroring is repeated in his oeuvre. Cocteau reverses any narcissistic suggestion and transcends psychoanalytic negotiations by creating passages and portals to another world. Jean Cocteau’s paintings are a testament to his ability to weave complex stories through simple visual elements but with narrative depth. The mirror becomes a liminal space between reality and fantasy. It is a medium he uses not only to create symmetry but also to provoke the viewer’s perception. Faces and figures often appear as metaphors, reflected or corresponding in ways that suggest a dialogue between their identities. The exhibition also includes ceramics and drawings highlighting the artist’s fluid work across different media.

Jampanoi’s work, respectively, turns to forms that reconstruct the relationship between the mythological past and modernist origins. Inherent references such as Pablo Picasso and the forms of Cocteau are dynamically reapproached. Jampanoi grew up in the South of France, the area where many influential modern artists resided. She works between countries and also between fields, having set up her studio in Tinos Island. The drawings filled with light, the sky, and the colours of the sea create archipelagic and temporal connections and metaphors.

Press

Press Kit

Roma Gallery presents the exhibition Temporal Transferences, where Jean Cocteau‘s work intertwines with Mylène Jampanoï‘s latest creations. Cocteau’s painting depicts a frontal reflection. One could also discern the moment of seductive anticipation before the Kiss of two identical opposing figures, a description that serves as a counterpart for Jampanoi’s work. The pattern of reflection and mirroring is repeated in his oeuvre. Cocteau reverses any narcissistic suggestion and transcends psychoanalytic negotiations by creating passages and portals to another world. Jean Cocteau’s paintings are a testament to his ability to weave complex stories through simple visual elements but with narrative depth. The mirror becomes a liminal space between reality and fantasy. It is a medium he uses not only to create symmetry but also to provoke the viewer’s perception. Faces and figures often appear as metaphors, reflected or corresponding in ways that suggest a dialogue between their identities. The exhibition also includes ceramics and drawings highlighting the artist’s fluid work across different media.

Jean Cocteau x Mylene Jampanoi

➡ PRESS KIT

Jean Cocteau x Mylene Jampanoi

Temporal Transferences

Curated by Panos Giannikopoulos

Duration:
12.9.24 – 12.10.2024