Since 2020 I studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
I am a french artist that grew up in London. The diversity in upbringings led me to be part of a practice that listens to the soul, not the culture. I transfer my emotions through a splurge of impulsivity. It is my direct being moved onto canvas.
As a woman, I was often victim to discrimination and aware of the inequalities that surrounded my gender. By trying to express my sadness towards a society that diminified me, I started getting involved in feminism. With the diffusion of MeToo confessions during my teenage years, sadness turned into rage and I grew increasingly more dark and aggressive in my paintings.
However, this negativity impacted me gravely and I had to reframe my anger towards celebration and positivity.
To work towards a new practice, I started having conversations with my peers, researching inspiring female artists and observing their female gaze. I soon came across Niki De saint Phalle whose work entirely transformed my vision of women. I started reaching out towards more simplified shapes, and started massively prioritizing light colors. I gained my female gaze back by working in a more naive and free spirited train of thoughts and started leaving out the cerebrality that took me to the darkness in the first place. My art has been very freeing and has become a real source of happiness.
I see my work as a vibrant, colorful expression that serves as an act of feminist resistance against the conventional representation of women led by men.
By making art from the soul, I emancipate and acknowledge my own femininity and force. I reflect on the female gaze and the benefits of having an emotionally conscious practice that invites the spectator to feel happiness.
I choose to put women on a pedestal contradicting a past male gaze and encourage sensibility and poetry.
While there is still much work to be done in promoting gender equality, I hope that my work can inspire others to react and join the ongoing conversation.
All works © Madeleine Creuzot.