My body of work utilises a range of languages ranging from abstract paintings, text-based paintings, to formal paintings of the nude, photography and poetry.  All draw on universality of woman.
The reoccurring, or underlying, theme of my work seems to be at is simplest, one of abstracting the feminine and feminising the abstract.

Abstract paintings
My paintings deal with details associated with Abstract expressionism; the gesture, stripes, drips and geometric structures are all motifs employed within a shifting field.  Whilst appropriating, isolating and reconfiguring these individual languages, I endeavour to construct paintings that, although referencing abstract expressionism, nonetheless display a contemporary language. By directly referencing cogent feminine signifiers, by using such media as tights, synthetic hair, glitter and nail varnish, I hope to create paintings which reflect contemporary society’s feminine construct through the medium of abstract art.

Text based paintings
Text based paintings takes the form of white paintings, referencing the hotly debated subject ‘what is Art? Art (Yasmina Reza) an international play exploring just that subject has been played out in London and French theatres.  I use slogans, which slowly reveal themselves to the viewer, pulling them into a forced dialogue.

Nudes
Throughout history the nude has fascinated artists. Today, contemporary interpretations of the nude can range from the pornographic to the kitsch, to the monumental. My interest lies in the abstraction of the female form, not a literal representation, but the essence of what I perceive to be the feminine.


Photography
The images are influenced by the fashion world and an avid consumption of fashion glossy magazines. Whilst adopting or aping a typical fashion pose, the artist regains control of the image by the use of her own mobile phone.  A tool, which whilst potentially having its transgressive uses, enables the artist, to create self controlled images.
This action is also the same physicality imposed when making  paintings.

In one project, self portraits, the image relies on the dynamic and constraints of the camera being that of arms length.  Other self-imposed rules are little if any make up, natural light and a limited number of frames by which to get the most flattering portrait. 
The images directly reference the discussion of ‘femaleness’ in an increasingly sexualized society obsessed with image, perfection and youth. The subject matter ranges from self- portraits to images with a feminine quality.

Poetry with a contemporary voice.

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