Opens:
9 Apr 2022
An exploration of our deepest emotions through new drawings and limited editions
Delphine Lebourgeois
Browse the full collection and learn more about the inspiration behind Lebourgeois' new body of work.
Detail of Curlers, 2022.
Detail of Horn, 2022.
Detail of Feast, 2022.
Details of Hug, 2022.
Detail of Idol (Black), 2022.
Detail of Love Bug (Black), 2022.
In 100 years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of the characters, Rebeca, eats dirt whenever she is feeling distressed, a concept I find fascinating. Like any food or drink craving, her taste for soil is a surrogate for emotional contentment. Yet in my eyes, this behaviour also unites her with the earth and the animalistic traits that are common to us all.
From vampire stories to popular folklore, mythology to Marvel comics, the list of characters half-man, half-animal is endless and serves as a reminder of our most primal instincts. The animal gives its strength, turning the man into a super being, while simultaneously casting him out of society...
Learn more about the inspiration behind the new series in the artist's statement below:
Lebourgeois loves books, and fills her intricate works with chapters-worth of familiar symbols and imagery so that each tells a compelling story. She often returns to the theme of feminism with her women armies, delicately portrayed in ink, watercolour and digital print using a style honed at Central St. Martins.
