120 x 60 cm,
Acrylic on canvas
In Und ihr Hund (And Her Dog, 2025), Sabina Bockemühl devotes herself to animal portraiture, going beyond sentimental gestures to create an artistic character study. The dog, a pug, sits like a monument on a bright red pedestal, its gaze directed upwards, almost enraptured, as if focused on something invisible. The physiognomy is precise, but the body of the image is permeated by graphic patterns, ornamental inserts and calligraphic lines, as if the animal were simultaneously a fabric carrier, a projection surface and a memory...
