'The body is the site of so much personal conflict. I paint and draw women because the relationship with ourselves has that volatility and tension.
To toy with femininity is to begin to understand it, and I can do this by watching women. We all do. We all seem to validate ourselves to some degree by observing.
Girls are such erratic creatures... It must be acceptance that we crave... Self-acceptance is a beautiful thing. It's such a state of tolerance. If I could succinctly capture everything I see every type of woman doing, then I will expand my subject matter. But until then, I'm totally kept challenged by these creatures of duality and
extremes.' Abbey McCulloch
Abbey McCulloch is a full-time artist, based on the Gold Coast. She is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art (Fine Arts) and she focuses primarily on oil painting and raw drawings.
The works are expressive representations of the female. They capture dualities and
contradictions.
Her pieces seem to exploit self-assurance and seduction, and yet embody vulnerability and self-conscious flaws.
Her work has is collected in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the USA and throughout Australia. She is currently represented by Art Galleries Schubert in Queensland and HelenGory Galerie in Melbourne.
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