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Artist:

Amy Judd

"Jay Girl"

"Almost finished! Detail of "Jay Girl" ...."

"Very Excited! "Blue Jay Girl" part of the new collection to be shown in a solo show at @hicksgallery ... show opens 24th May. For more info please check out Hicksgallery.co.uk and join their mailing list. ...."

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http://www.hicksgallery.co.uk

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Amy Judd: Beautifully Obscure

Hicks Gallery 25th May - 16th June, 2018

As London bounces head first into Summer Amy Judd’s “Beautifully Obscure” at the Hicks Gallery is very much welcomed. the Hicks gallery itself a beautiful work of art, the floral theme on the canvases spreading into the gallery as flowers are situated everywhere, giving it a refreshing and light atmosphere that makes viewers feel incredibly welcome and relaxed. Also on display is a bookshelf containing items and told that are straight from Amy Judd’s studio that she uses to create or as inspiration for her works. Judd’s collection of artworks all feature female figures that tower over viewers on the monumental canvases on which they're painted. Each figure is obscured by tremendous, bold and vibrant blooms of flowers, either as some sort of headpiece or as flowing hair.

‘Fall and Flourish’ shows a woman, her face covered by voluptuous pink flowers, that continue to flow down her back and across the canvas. ‘Celestial Light Catcher’ shows another woman, her face also shielded, but this time by gigantic white wings that stretch around the woman’s face, wrapping themselves around her and engulfing her in their innocence. Although seemingly casual with the woman wearing a white tank top, the piece has an angelic and dreamy air about it.

‘Blue Jay Girl’ shows another young woman, her head engulfed in giant pink flowers, this time her head assemblage contains a blue jay, nestled amongst the flowers, it’s tail hanging loosely against the woman face. Similarly, ‘Blue Jay Stowaway’ shows another girl, maybe the same girl, her head also hidden by bouquet of flowers, only now the blue jay has worked his way further into the flowers, and appears half hidden peeping out from the middle, his magnificent bright blue feathers contrasting beautifully with the pastel pink flowers.

‘Butterfly Hymn’ replaces flowers for a mammoth sized butterfly. It’s wings spread wide, displaying it’s perfectly symmetrical heavenly white wings. The butterfly has replaced the face and head of the woman in the painting who is appearing nude as she embraces nature and her natural body. As well as a floral theme, nudity is also a huge theme in Judd’s paintings. ‘Wondering Warrior’, ‘Inflorescent Amazon’, ‘Elegant Petals’ and ‘Midnight Arrangement’ also contain nudity that is displayed in a sensual yet elegant manner. The pieces are incredibly pure and natural, embracing the wonderful form that is the female body.

‘Flora’s Cascade’ is possibly one of the most beautiful pieces on display. The beautifully slender model runs her hands through her hair; hair that has been replaced by huge white flowers that cascade down her back and spread across the canvas. The simplicity, pureness and naturalness of the piece will leave viewers stunned, desperate for more.

Viewers will find it incredibly apparent that every figure in Judd’s paintings has her face hidden. This gives viewers more ownership over each painting; Judd’s removal of the face allows viewers to create their own image, making each piece much more personal and unique to viewers as their own faces and images swirl through their heads as they admire each of Judd’s beautiful paintings.

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