Bidspirit auction | Michele Barbe (b. 1940)

Michele Barbe (b. 1940) - 61, 1991. Michele Barbe (b. 1940) | 61 , 1991 Mixed Media on Canvas Signed: Signed and dated verso *“Michele Barbe / YGGDRASILL-61 / 1991” Dimensions: Artwork: 100 × 146 cm | 39.4 × 57.5 in Provenance: Private Collection. Condition: Good vintage condition with some signs of wear. Unframed. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is. See Section 4 of our Terms and Conditions for return policy. All inquiries must be made prior to bidding, as no further details can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Terms and Conditions in full. Shipping: Aurora & Athena does not provide in-house shipping. The successful buyer arranges shipping directly with a company of their choice. For shipments outside the EU, Spanish export tax may apply to certain higher-value artworks; no export tax applies within the EU. Any such tax is payable by the buyer. Please refer to our Shipping & Export Information page for further details. -- Michele Barbe’s YGGDRASILL-61 (1991) is named after the mythological World Tree of Norse cosmology — the axis between heaven, earth and underworld. Through texture, pigment and gesture Barbe turns this ancient symbol into an abstract field of movement and energy. Ochre, indigo and crimson layers create a shifting surface that is both geological and cosmic. Mixed media on canvas the work oscillates between painterly freedom and structural tension. Barbe’s process is physical, almost sculptural: pigment is built, scraped and reworked so that colour can breathe through texture. The central forms are organic, the surrounding marks dissolve — a visual metaphor for creation and decay. YGGDRASILL-61 is a meditation on continuity and transformation. Barbe’s synthesis of mythology and material process is about the idea of connection — where every gesture, like every root and branch of the cosmic tree, is part of the eternal rhythm of becoming.