HOLD THE GRIP
Orginal Oil Painting on Canvas 150 x 150 cm | 60 x 60 inches
2005
Hold the Grip unfolds as a suspended tension between control and dissolution. The female figure emerges from a field of deep blues, traversed by organic currents that seem to move through her body like internal impulses—energy in transit, or traces of an identity in transformation.
Jehan constructs an image in which sensuality is not merely physical, but also energetic and symbolic. The figure is not presented as an object, but as a threshold—a space where the human and the abstract intertwine, revealing the tension between holding on and letting go, between identity and dissolution.
ARTWORK DETAILS
In Hold the Grip, the female figure appears suspended in a liquid, ambiguous space. Her body is defined by fluid, almost metallic textures that evoke transformation, distortion, and a struggle to remain whole. The absence of facial features, replaced by abstract swirls, creates a sense of detachment and mystery.This work explores the tension between control and dissolution. The gesture of her hands, firm yet reserved suggests an inner effort to maintain stability amid change.
The water like background reinforces the theme of instability, while the anatomical precision of her body brings back the viewer’s attention to the human, the tangible.It is a striking image of containment, distortion, and vulnerability an emotional snapshot captured in motion.