Purple Magazine
— The 30YRS Issue #38 F/W 2022
women and painting: part 7
RUTE MERK
THE LITHUANIAN-BORN, BERLIN-BASED PAINTER POSES THOUGHTFUL CONTEMPORARY WOMEN AGAINST EERIE BACKDROPS, LIMNING THEIR SKIN LIKE PLASTIC AND THEIR GAZES WITH THE SHALLOW SENTIENCE OF FUTURISTIC ANDROIDS.
“I don’t think that sex, gender, or race should be the decisive criteria judging the quality of an artwork.”
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RUTE MERK, JOMANTE, 2020, OIL ON LINEN, 461/2x341/4 INCHES, COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND VACANCY, SHANGHAI