Esther Joppe paints large-format female heads in acrylic, and almost all of them seek direct eye contact. Bright colours, clear contours and flat surfaces recall Pop Art.

As in a comic, the colour areas are outlined in black, with no visible brushstrokes, as pure as a print. The heart of every painting is the eyes and the colour composition. For her, a painting is only finished when it imposes nothing: is the woman aloof, thoughtful, emancipated?

The viewer tells the story.