She's a lot Painting

This work was commissioned as part of an exhibition at Oldham Gallery. The exhibition centred around the display of Degas Hélène Rouart in Her Father's Study (1886). The exhibition named 'Women in Art' briught into question the roles that women play art both as the sitter and the creator. Louise's abstract paintings incorporate fabric and stitch to make up the canvas, creating an unfamiliar surface, that draws the viewer in to readdress perspective. Using both found imagery and personal archive, Louise brings the feminine form into ‘She’s A lot’ alongside a portrait of a woman, repositioning them in abstraction, she invites us to question gaze. Process becomes a large part of her work, creating a non-traditional form of canvas from fabrics and embroidery. Once the painting has been stretched the embroidery continues to inhabit the space of the abstract painting and enhances the bright pigmented palette.