The reason for the absence of the figure/features/faces in this series is to symbolise and illustrate the exclusion of women in the history of art and their absence in some texts even today.
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The female figures in my paintings explore the concept of “Shelter” whether that is a physical space or an emotional place in our heads - in relation to the current enervating climate of the world.
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Femininity Gothic (2019) exists as a series of work focusing upon the conventions of the Gothic heroine and villainess as they are persecuted for their femininity, be it chaste or sexual.
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“By pushing and pulling through layers of paint on the surface of the panel, orchestrating different sizes and using repetition, I can play with my figures and the unfamiliar boundaries of the painting.”
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Emily Pope is an artist living and working in Toronto. Her practice is an analysis of her body in relationship with society and culture today. Through a variety of mediums and materiality changes orbiting a methodology of introspection. Emily’s work explores the idea of objectivity within the self, and its pairing with other ‘vessels’ - juxtaposing with texture and depth given to the themes observed.
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