Olivia

Focusing largely on studies of flesh - both human and animal - Olivia Humphrey's multimedia art practice divulges a fascination with concepts of anatomy, consumption and seduction, listing Jo Spence, Joan Semmel and Betty Tompkins as influences. She compares the manner in which we eat meat and animal products with society’s consumption of the female form. The innate sensuality that these themes offer infuses her work, betraying a savage pleasure that accompanies both physical and sexual hunger. Applying close anatomical research to painting, sculpture and drawing, Humphrey’s attentive works subtly uncover subliminal patterns in cultural perceptions of the modern woman.