Sara Pope

Working in oils and acrylic, Sara makes use of bold, attractive colours with high shine gloss. Taking much inspiration from her commercial experience working in the fashion industry as a shoe designer, and as a designer for magazines; beauty, consumerism and advertising are major themes in Sara Pope’s art. Her painting style imitates the slickness of advertising, whilst provocatively subverting its themes. She works in series or ‘collections’, painting a body of work with common stylistic elements and colour palette, as with seasonal collections in fashion.

Sara Pope is best known for her seductive paintings and limited edition prints of big, bold and beautiful Celebrity Lips. They pack a thought-provoking pop art punch. Beneath their glamorous gloss there is a hint of disintegration, raising questions about the ideals of beauty and the transience of celebrity culture. Lips have a fascinating attraction for Sara, sexy and seductive, symbols of femininity, yet communicators of language. 'Our lips can communicate a multitude of emotions, and are integral to us reading a face. Yet when colour is applied to these lips, they become powerful, sexual symbols'.

Sara’s work is rapidly gaining attention, and she currently exhibits wi...

2004-05 Diploma in Fasion Footwear, Cordwainers college1991-94 Bsc Hons Mathematics, Leeds University,

Solo show at Box Park in London starting 29th June.