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The following selection retraces 40 years of artistic creation without following a strict chronology. They reflect Ella Helman's artistic experiments with colour, texture and movement.

Europe, 2014

Oil, acrylic, and collage of philosophical thoughts on canvas. 156 x 255 cm

Voyage dans mes pensées (Voyage through my Mind) series | 2018—2024

Voyage dans mes pensées, 2022. Voyage dans mes pensées series

Acrylic and various materials glued onto canvas. 113 x 225 cm

Surchauffé, 2018. Voyage dans mes pensées series

Oil, acrylic, and pastel on three assembled canvases. 191 x 202 cm

Le roi en vacances, 2018. Voyage dans mes pensées series

Oil, acrylic, pastel, tiles, wood, and bolts on assembled panels. 167 x 154 cm

A Painting-sculpture by Ella Helman with a copy-paste of a chupicuaro Venus, the symbol of Quai Brandy Museum in Paris

Chupi à Paris, 2018. Voyage dans mes pensées series

Oil, acrylic, and pastel on three panels assembled panels. 168 x 149 cm

A Painting-sculpture by Ella Helman with a copy-paste of sculpture of Socrates and a philosophical line

Que fis-tu Socrate?, 2019. Voyage dans mes pensées series

Oil, acrylic, fragments of newspapers, wood, and bolts on assembled canvases. 150 x 130 cm

Réalités oniriques II, 2018. Voyage dans mes pensées series

Oil, acrylic, pastel, and frame on two assembled canvases. 175 x 181 cm

Danse ta vie (Dance your life) series | 2012—2024

Gravité des anges, 2020. Danse ta vie series

Oil, acrylic, textile, nuts, and bolts. Work composed of two canvases and two wooden panels to be assembled. 151 x 169 cm

I Can Fly, 2015. Danse ta vie series

Oil, acrylic, and pastel on canvas. 114 x 146 cm

Trois Muses, 2014. Danse ta vie series

Polyptych made of 6 canvases. Oil, acrylic, and pastel on canvas. 240 x 360 cm

Trois Muses III, 2015. Danse ta vie series

Oil, acrylic, and collage on canvas. 114 x 146 cm

La danse, 2015. Danse ta vie series

Quadriptych. Oil, acrylic, and pastel on canvas. 240 x 240 cm

Visage du monde (World Face) series

Dynamic portrait by Ella Helman with strong brushstrokes in hues of purple and blue imbued with movement

Le matin, 2010. Visage du monde series

Oil and acrylic on canvas. 146 x 114 cm

Portrait by Ella Helman with strong brushstrokes in hues of pink

La putain du roy, 2010. Visage du monde series

Oil and acrylic on canvas. 146 x 114 cm

Work on paper by Ella Helman showing two faces kissing, the movement and strong brushstroke imbuing the work make it almost abstract

Sans titre, 2011. Visage du monde series

Acrylic and oil on paper. 40 x 30 cm

Painting of a pink naked figure standing on a white background by Ella Helman capturing the movement of the body

Vénus, 2012

Acrylic on canvas. 130 x 97 cm

Paysages (Landscapes) series | 2017—2018

An abstract blue and yellow painting with beach sand, a landscape of îles des Saintes in Guadeloupe by Ella Helman

Îles des Saintes III, 2017. Paysages series

Oil and acrylic on canvas. 146 x 114 cm

Work on paper with beacj sand embodying the sensation of a landscape for Ella Helman in Iles de Saintes in Guadeloupe

Paysage Îles des Saintes, 2018. Paysages series

Acrylic and beach sand on paper. 42 x 30 cm

Paysage Îles des Saintes, 2018. Paysages series

Acrylic and beach sand on paper. 30 x 42 cm

Ella Helman’s tribute to the motif of the swimming pool showcasing a féminin figure seen from the back on a colourful abstract background inspired by the graffiti subculture

La piscine, 2017. Paysages series

Oil, acrylic, pastel, and collage on linen canvas. 146 x 114 cm

An abstract composition by Ella Helman, full of movement except for a copy-paste flying horse

La pensée, 2017. Paysages series

Oil, acrylic, pastel, and collage on linen canvas. 146 x 114 cm