Description

With Liberta , Willis delivers a powerful and direct portrait, where the face becomes manifest. The female figure, painted in close-up, is vertically traversed by the colors blue, white, and red, an immediate reference to the French flag. This chromatic marking, almost brutal, transforms the face into a symbolic territory: that of identity, belonging, and freedom.

The closed eyes suggest a calm, almost meditative introspection, while the bright orange lips—a strong visual signature—create an expressive tension, poised between sensuality and assertiveness. The contrast between the softness of the features and the vibrancy of the colors creates a subtle balance between emotion and assertiveness.

The vibrant yellow background, saturated with projections, signs, and graffiti, firmly situates the work within an urban language. The inscriptions, traces, and drips evoke the tumult of the contemporary world, against which the figure seems to resist through silence and dignity.

Liberta is a politically engaged work, both pop and political, in which Willis questions the notion of individual freedom in a society marked by symbols, borders, and collective injunctions. An iconic, vibrant portrait that captures the eye as much as it invites reflection.