Loie Hollowell
In episode 36 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the\xa0sensational artist, LOIE HOLLOWELL!!!!\n\n[This episode is brought to you by Alighieri jewellery: www.alighieri.co.uk | use the code TGWA at checkout for 10% off!]\n\nAnd WOW was it fascinating to hear all about the ideas behind Loie's MIND-BLOWING, electric-like paintings that abstract the body through fragments of geometric shapes. \n\nAlways using a vibrant colour palette, her PULSATING and PSYCHEDELIC works explore themes around sexuality, birth, women's bodies, which we discuss in-depth! \n\nFirst appearing as highly textured two dimensional works, witness them in real life and her works evolve from flat geometric masterpieces into an almost sculptural sphere that at once give the illusion of expanding and contracting, merging and converging.\n\nHaving only just given birth for the second time a matter of months ago \u2013\xa0during a pandemic! \u2013 Loie created an incredible body of work titled "Going Soft" in reaction to this, which didn't just depict how the body changed, but how the mind absorbed everything happening... \n\nHaving grown up in Northern California in the 80s and 90s and now based in Queens, New York, Loie still bases much of her work on her upbringing in the expansive West Coast land, as well as citing from her influencers Agnes Pelton and Georgia O'Keeffe. \n\nThrough her works, Loie is reimagining the way we don\u2019t just see, but experience women\u2019s bodies in painting, and I hope you enjoy our discussion around this!! \n\nWORKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE!\nBeacon (2018)\nA Gentle Meeting of the Tips (2018)\nPost Partum (2018)\nBirthing Dance (2018)\nDeep Tear (2020)\nPerspective from Above and Below (23 April 2020)\nDescent into Chaos (1 June 2020)\n\nFurther reading:\xa0\nhttps://www.pacegallery.com/artists/loie-hollowell/\nhttps://www.pacegallery.com/online-exhibitions/loie-hollowell/\n\nThis episode is sponsored by Alighieri\xa0\nhttps://alighieri.co.uk/\n@alighieri_jewellery\nUse the code: TGWA for 10% off!\xa0\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/