Marie-Paule Jouin (MYP)

"Another Art You painter, known only by the initials MYP, impressed one with a powerful work in muted pinks and grays,
accented with small areas of green. Entitled “Le Cri.” It depicts the face of a bald man, his face contorted, as if in a scream, his
mouth agape, his white teeth showing, his eyes screwed shut, as if in pain. This emotionally intense image is set afloat in the
center of a bare white expanse, amid areas of shadow created with dissolved, liquified gray pigment that drips in long rivulets down to
the bottom edge of the composition. The colors recall Giacometti, while the realism of the face, seems more akin to Lucien Freud
–– particularly that British painter’s portraits of performance artist Leigh Bowery. Myp, however is a highly singular talent,
for just this ability to tread a fine line between literal representation and expressive distortion –– all the while maintaining a fluidity that
lends the image a unique energy". February/March 2014