Polly Nor
In episode\xa051 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the\xa0incredible London-based illustrator and artist, POLLY NOR! \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\nBest known for her dark and satirical drawings of women and their demons, Polly\u2019s work interweaves themes of identity, sexuality, and emotional turmoil in her bold, bright, hilarious and disturbing semi-surrealist dream-like work. \n\nLooking at sexuality and the female experience in the internet age, Polly\u2019s incredibly imaginative drawings tell the story of often house-bound women and their demons in the form of an all-consuming devil-like character that appear in her hand-drawn and digital illustrations, sculptures and installations. \n\nCreating worlds around them \u2013\xa0whether that be from their bedrooms to the bottom of the sea \u2013 Polly\u2019s all-consuming drawings have the ability to transport us to the deepest part of our minds, that feel more relatable than work found in any museums.\xa0\n\nAlthough graduating in 2011, Polly\u2019s rise to fame has been predominantly online, having amassed over one million followers on Instagram with her art inspiring a generation of illustrators worldwide who are breaking taboos around the female experience.\xa0\n\nHaving had numerous solo shows, as well as creating extraordinarily brilliant animations for Chelou\u2019s Half to Nowhere video \u2013 genuinely the most incredible music video I have ever seen \u2013 and now narrative-based animations with director Andy Baker for WeTransfer, Polly\u2019s characters, who are based on real, non-judgmental women going about their private life, are some of the most fascinating, complex, real, hilarious, I have ever witnessed in my life, and that is why I am so excited to say that she is the artist who we will be speaking to today!\n\nFURTHER LINKS:\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pollynor\n\nWorks discussed:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtqUpYD0jX/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CA5eYTkjuMO/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BzOxN7bl9hH/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CGr7Gu8DxXN/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CF7zWDLj_EX/\n\nChelou music video:\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgP9tzt9_Z8\nLatest animation, 'How Have You Been?':\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjVCVdx8kKk&has_verified=1\n\nFollow us:\nKaty Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel\nSound editing by Laura Hendry (@lghendry)\nArtwork by @thisisaliceskinner\nMusic by Ben Wetherfield\n\nhttps://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/