Biography
"I always choose the settings and I tend to favour domestic environments belonging to the sitter… Also people are naturally much more relaxed in their own home which translates into a purer depiction."
Evie O’Connor examines, critiques, and ponders the confusing social climate we find ourselves in. Her paintings ask personal and uncomfortable questions about the breeding ground of excess we all play a part in creating, inviting conversation surrounding class and the often empty aspiration of her envisioned scenes. Solely working from images found online, O’Connor reinforces the inaccessibility of privileged spaces and the alienation most people feel from their mere existence. While a select few get to experience the riches of these spaces in real life, the majority will only ever engage virtually through the content of others. Through constructing new...
Works
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Evie O'ConnorAbundant living (goop), 2022oil on panel30.5 x 20.3 cm
12 x 8 in -
Evie O'ConnorOld Masters and Sashimi, 2022oil on panel20.3 x 30.5 cm
8 x 12 in -
Evie O'ConnorPrivate Jet Sunset (Nepo Baby), 2022oil on panel30.5 x 20.3 cm
12 x 8 in -
Evie O'ConnorBezos is my homie (sometimes all you need is $500 million dollars), 2022oil and acrylic on panel40.6 x 30.5 cm
16 x 12 in -
Evie O'ConnorFridgescaping (stop being poor), 2022oil on panel30.5 x 22.9 cm
12 x 9 in -
Evie O'ConnorParade of the baby Birkins, 2022oil on panel25.4 x 25.4 cm
10 x 10 in -
Evie O'ConnorMidnight drive, Calabasas (The Scenic Route), 2022oil and acrylic on panel35.6 x 27.9 cm
14 x 11 in -
Evie O'ConnorMore zeros (Sotheby's), 2022oil on found ceramic vase35.6 x 19.1 cm
14 x 7 1/2 in
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