LOUELLA KENNEDY

Louella Kennedy Art

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EROTIC POP

I love cartoons and toys and I’ve never grown out of them … cartoons make me laugh and cry and are so full of emotions! I got diagnosed with being on the autism spectrum a few years ago and maybe I relate to cartoons and toys because their faces and body language is so easy to read, unlike many people who hide their intentions and don’t always say what they mean but expect you to interpret subtle queues. My house is filled with vintage and previously unloved toys and to me they all have obvious little personalities!

I am also really interested in the gender of cartoons … how, like people, they are prescribed a gender at conception… whether in the artists mind before pencil hits paper or when the image emerges and the creator say “ahh this one is a girl or boy “… why can’t they be gender fluid … would people still relate to them ? Would they be harder to read ?

I’m also interested in the connection between autism and gender … a large amount of people on the spectrum struggle with gender identity… is this because gender is another social construct that autistic or neuro diverse find hard to understand… because like much of the socially constructed world it doesn’t make sense ?

I am not an expert in gender studies or neurodiversity and not formally trained expect for a semester of gender studies in my undergrad …however I have consumed many text books on the subject and these are just my personal musings …

I love drawing erotica and the female figure… and I love cartoons and kitschy toys and one day they just merged together and these questions arose.

This series is my attempt to delve deeper and understand neurodiversity and gender… on the surface the works are just quirky pop art but they are my attempts to find a deeper understanding to the complexity of gender and neurodiversity! I hope you enjoy them

Figures are reverse painted on transparent acetate with gouache, then the acetate is placed on a background layer of ink on Yupo or plain paper to take the photos. Background variations are endless! All A3 in size.

What’s Up Doc
What’s Up Doc?
Boobies and Rainbows
Boobies and Rainbows
Cherry on Top
Cherry On Top

Bambi Love
Bambi Love

Daisy’s Duckin
Daisy Duckin
No Bunny Loves Me
No Bunny Loves Me
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
Jerry’s Love and Acceptance
Jerry’s Love and Acceptance
Devil Set Me Free
Devil Set Me Free

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A cartoon mashup I drew in Procreate.. I have been incredibly unwell and so drawing in bed has really been all I have managed to do the last couple of months… this is Jem from the 80s show Jem and the Holograms…reimagined as a woman from today… I was a huge fan of the show growing up… I’m currently reading one of my favourite authors Brett Easton Ellis new book why is set in the 80s totally taking me back to this amazing era … Framing works for the upcoming Modern Lovers show.. with @xak_and_baba at @dollhousegallerybrunswick I frame my work in layers because I paint in reverse on acetate and some artworks like the Dangerous Woman have multiple layers.. all need to be box framed to show the depth and shadows that painting on plastic can give… unfortunately I’m waiting for more frames in the post as there’s a shortage everywhere!! You can see in this reel that the reverse side is all messy … imagine if you could see the back of a canvas painting… but my technique is to paint totally in reverse with the tiniest details like the pupils put down first .. the complete opposite of normal painting… once you have started building up the layers there’s no going back to fix it! And because I work with gouache if you go over a section it can reactivate the paint underneath and you end up with mud !  So I have to work in sections and pray that the blend lines are smooth! - [x] Working on porcelain figurines for the upcoming Modern Lovers exhibition at Dollhouse Gallery Brunswick with @xak_and_baba I’m using paper clay, epoxy and trying to make the mini metal rings with florist wire .. I got bob’s automative glue all over my fingers 🤣… think I’m going to have mini bondage paraphernalia attached to me over the coming week 🤣 Toddlerpillar project I’m also working on… these soft vinyl toddlerpillars were designed by The My Little Phoney blank begins… Another project I’m working on… the My Little Phoney Project… I’m going to attempt to turn mine into My Little Uhu Glue or Clag Pot Pony… since growing up I was told ponies were sent to the glue factory when they had reached their expiry date and I absolutely love horsies and I’m appalled by the treatment many of them get at the end of their lives!

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