Genieve Figgis
In Episode 18 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the world-renowned Irish artist, GENIEVE FIGGIS!!\n\nAnd WOW was it amazing to interview Genieve, whose vibrant, loosely rendered, liquid-like works that reimagine classical scenes I have been SUCH a fan of since her inaugural London exhibition at Almine Rech back in 2015!\n\nWorking in oil and acrylic and at small- to mid-scale, Genieve Figgis produces paintings rich in color, texture, and humor. Striking the balance between figuration, her marble-style and liquid-like paintings are reminiscent of the 18th century Rococo style.\n\xa0\nBorn in Dublin and now based in County Wicklow, Figgis was always interested in art, however it wasn\u2019t until she was in her thirties with two small children, that she completed her art education in 2012. Exhibiting across Dublin galleries, it wasn\u2019t until Figgis used Twitter to display her artwork in 2014, which caught the attention of one artist in particular \u2013 Richard Prince \u2013 who introduced Figgis to the New York art scene.\n\nOften reimagining and re-staging historical works \u2013 from Boucher, Fragonard, and Watteau \u2013\xa0Figgis is particularly interested in scenes that feature sumptuous domestic interiors and stately country homes. \n\nIt was such an honour to get to know and interview Genieve. We chat about everything from her strict Irish Catholic upbringing, what it was like entering a museum for the first time aged 19, going to art school later on in life, her ideas and interests behind her incredible painterly scenes, to her process and being an artist today.\xa0\n\nSee more of Genieve's work here:\xa0\nhttps://www.genievefiggis.com/\n\nThank you for listening!!\n\nThis episode is sponsored by the National Art Pass and the Affordable Art Fair!\n\n@artfund:\xa0https://www.artfund.org/katy-hessel\n\nTo receive a free tote bag with your National Art Pass, enter the code GREAT at checkout!\xa0\n\n@affordableartfairuk:\xa0https://affordableartfair.com/\n\nFollow us:\nKaty Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel\nSound editing by Amber Miller (@amber_m.iller)\nArtwork by @thisisaliceskinner\nMusic by Ben Wetherfield\n\nhttps://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/