The exhibition centers on mythology, fragmented bodies, and the space between abstraction and figuration. In Venice, the paintings align with fading surfaces, shifting light, and surrounding history, moving between memory and material. The studio is described as a colorful, chaotic environment filled with large canvases, torn fabric, canvas scraps, and scattered charcoal. Multiple materials such as inks, oils, acrylics, charcoal, sand, and spray paint are used throughout the space. The chaos feeds the work’s energy and texture and influences decisions. The title references the Belt of Venus, a vivid natural pink stripe that merges into yellow and blue, and pink is repeatedly used, often as hot neon, to shift an image and make it feel contemporary and punky.
"My studio is a very chaotic and busy space. There are large canvases everywhere, both on the walls and across the floor, alongside torn pieces of fabric, scraps of canvas and bits of charcoal scattered around. I use a lot of different materials, so inks, oils, acrylics, charcoal, bags of sand and spray paint cans are usually spread throughout the space."
"The chaos definitely feeds into the work though. It almost becomes a part of it and can drive the decisions I make. But I think that's all part of its energy and texture in the end."
"I have. I remember seeing it really vividly once in Italy. We were on the beach on a winter afternoon. The way the pink merges into yellow and blue is really striking. Pink is a colour I always seem to return to in my work for some reason."
"There's usually at least a touch of hot neon pink in every painting. I like how a sudden pop of colour can completely shift something, make it feel more contemporary, slightly punky, or throw the image off"
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