beauty and body image

Beauty and body image figurative art that challenges traditional standards of beautiful bodies

Marie Smith, contemporary figurative sculpture, bronze, Jesmonite

Marie Smith is a sculptor based in County Cavan, Ireland making contemporary figurative sculpture using materials such as bronze, ceramic and Jesmonite. After graduating from Carmarthenshire College of Technology & Art in 1995, Marie started work at AB Fine Art Foundry in London where she trained as a mould-maker and wax worker. She returned to …

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Meredith Spencer Mullins, feminine traditions in figurative painting

The “women at the bath” genre is one I have revisited over and over. From my perspective as a female painter, it is important that the unadorned women in my work are portrayed honestly, without the gloss of perfection. The returned female gaze is deliberate and engaged. This series evolved from my interest in feminine …

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