WHERE'S THE FRAME? FEATURES STUDIO WEST'S GROUP EXHIBITION, 'THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE'.
"Opening this week, STUDIO WEST's latest exhibition, 'The Angel in the House', pays homage to John Everett Millais' renowned painting, 'The Bridesmaid', while sparking a contemporary dialogue on femininity within domestic spaces.
Featuring the works of seven emerging female painters, Jess Allen, Pippa El-Kadhi Brown, Olha Pryymak, Florence Reekie, Elena Rivera-Montanes, Grace Tobin and Xu Yang, this thought-provoking exhibition invites viewers to explore the multifaceted nature of femininity and challenge its traditional notions. Millais' original masterpiece, displayed at the Fitzwilliam Collection in Cambridge, captures the 19th-century struggles faced by women, cleverly weaving symbols of innocence and sensuality. Through intricate brushwork and allegory, the painting defies societal expectations and presents a young woman with her own agency, poised between the binaries of the "angel in the house" and the seductress."
