ANNE BENGARD is a Berlin based painter specialised in figurative realism and portraiture. Her works explore fetish, fetishisation, intimacy and connection, and challenge common stereotypes and clichés. By using a visual language which aims to find balance in polarities she seeks strength in vulnerability, beauty in the grotesque and comfort in the uncomfortable. Having previously been known for her large scale watercolour works, Anne's focus has now shifted to oil painting and murals.

‘Powerplay II’ is part of a series exploring tension, boundaries and power dynamics in a sensual context.