“I chose the French title because my art is influenced by interior style. Mostly looking towards historical France focusing on Paris and Versailles. In the early 1700’s Marie Antoinette’s more frivolous influence on fashion, styling and the interior play an important role in my paintings. Although my paintings only allude to the interior space with the use of patterned fabric traditionally used in interior design the figure plays the main role. Often painted in costume to create a sense of cinematic drama and theatricality the subjects poses generally mimic those in traditional portraiture. Teaming with this the subject of the female gaze and the societal constraints that women have had and continue to overcome throughout the ages the finished portrait emerges with significant baggage even though it may appear to come from a whimsical place.” –
Eva O’Donovan
Runs until November 30th
