LOUELLA KENNEDY

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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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Pop Art Ken … Barbies favourite accessory has transformed into a butterfly… hence all the little girls cry as their Prince Charming becomes inaccessible! A little something I made for mum for Mother’s Day … nothing better than a cuppa and good advice from my mum! Prints available soon from my online shop and at @thisisnotatoystore … I have so many things I have been working on that I have not posted yet! Here’s Goofy.. “Not Your Dog “ ! Prints available soon online and @thisisnotatoystore … got to get cracking on the business side of posting and updating my shop ! Custom wedding portrait for my beautiful nieces wedding! Cartoon mashup I did for my stepdaughter whose studying marine biology… prints available now Bunny behinds … kewpie bunnies available now @thisisnotatoystore for the group Bunny Show!

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