British artist Wendy Bevan draws viewers into the dreamy world of her mysteriously haunting femme fatales. Entitled The Pain of Desire, the exhibition explores the theatricality of female desire, and the inner pain suffered through the pursuit of identity and success. The haunting women are captured in moods vacillating from serenity to near-madness and claustrophobia.
Bevan is known for her surreal aesthetic, and a sympathetic portrayal of the feminine form – a refreshing alternative to the glossy, digitally manipulated imagery that surround us today. Bevan questions ideas of perfection promoted by contemporary society and media, and the impact it can have on women, fueling desire for an ideal that doesn’t exist.
The show will be held at The Cob Gallery until the 30th July.
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