“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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“As an artist, I would like to be an inspiration. Not all artists have a story. Therefore not all paintings have a story. But as someone who has lived to tell the tale, I want people to know that the experiences you’d label as baggage can turn into something beautiful and an extension of who you are.”
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