LOUELLA KENNEDY

Louella Kennedy Art

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BEYOND THE BEDROOM

These works were inspired by past ephemera, psychedelic art, and the scopophilic projection of women in culture throughout the ages. This series focuses on the fetishization of women in popular culture, and in particular pornography. The subjects from this series are all taken from 1970s mens magazines. Feminism in the 70’s largely retained the patriarchal attitudes of previous generations, Robert Crumb aptly stated “Free love meant free sex and food for men. Sure, women enjoyed it too, and had a lot of sex, but then they served the men.” This is clearly depicted within the pages of 60’s and 70’s girlie magazines where women are served up for consumption!

My process involved drawing the female figure from the magazine and then situating her within suggestive patterns and icons. The icons or motifs are not suggestive when isolated from the female figure however the juxtaposition with the female nude shifts their meaning. I am interested in how society has imbued these motifs with symbolic meaning in this context.  Next, I transfered the image to acetate using a permanent pen and paint the reverse side (working backwards) with gouache. A second piece of acetate is painted with gouache to create the background. Finally I place the two layers together, the top layer in reverse to create a flat glossy appearance like the pages of a magazine and the bottom with the rougher matte paint strokes faced upwards.

However I didn’t have the right kind of paint and the colours came out patchy as I was in lockdown with limited access to paint and it was my first attempt at this process. So I recently touched up the colours in photoshop and procreate. Enjoy..

  • Candy Time
  • Looking for a Funguy
  • Garden of Earthly Delight
  • Her Eruption
  • Her Hummingbird Sings
  • Her Peacock
  • Her Stallion
  • Her Queendom
  • Miss Universe
  • Wonderland
  • Peacock Palace

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Dreaming…another little illustration I made… peace love rainbows and rapture… Popeye and Olive take a plunge off the high diving board … a little procreate artwork I made in bed … Miss Piggy Valentine … another bedtime work on procreate… WIP shots so you can see what I started with and it’s size … bummer I didn’t photograph it first cause I repainted the eyes and mouth etc !! Glitter Pony Baby… I crossed a baby doll with a Pinky Pie Piny and painted and glittered her up … her hair is to die for… think I’ll dye mine this colour again ! Last nights creation … Daisy and Minnie’s Mushroom Ecstasy … a little pre valentines love… I love working on my iPad Pro in bed at nights … cause I can’t really paint or sculpt toys in bed 😂…

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