Unflinching beauty: The work of Emma Hopkins in new exhibition FACE | TIME
Tonight sees the opening of a group show featuring the work of one of my favourite contemporary figurative artists, Emma Hopkins.
//Uta. Mixed media on polyester, 125 x 57cm. Emma Hopkins 2016//
Hopkins’ work unflinchingly considers the raw beauty of the human anatomy and physiognomy. As she says: “I paint people from the inside out.”
//Don’t Speak. Mixed media on board, 66 x 37cm. Emma Hopkins, 2016//
//Untitled. Mixed media on board, 31 x 19cm. Emma Hopkins, 2016//
FACE | TIME – which also features new and recent paintings by Wanda Bernardino, Sabatino Cersosimo, Simon Davis and Isabella Watling – is at Dellasposa in central London until November 10. Details here.
Read an interview with Hopkins at Jacksons Arts Blog here.
Visit Hopkins’ website here and follow her on Instagram @emma_hopkins_artist