Take figurative art, add pop art influences and a hint of understated eroticism, and you have the work of Emma Sheldrake, a talented painter on the rise.EM’s style draws on the flawlessness of fashion magazine photography and the depth of conspiracy behind ...

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Take figurative art, add pop art influences and a hint of understated eroticism, and you have the work of Emma Sheldrake, a talented painter on the rise.EM’s style draws on the flawlessness of fashion magazine photography and the depth of conspiracy behind “popularised” beauty. The subjects strike a fine balance between Japanese anime characters and magazine cover girls, with defined, unblemished facial features. Symmetry is often blurred by EM’s signature drips, revealing an unbound representation of character, rich with personality and evocative imperfections. Sharp brushstrokes depict finely shaped jawlines, eyebrows and lashes, and there is an intense focus on dark and hypnotic eyes, techniques used to explore the myth of beauty as perfection…
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