elly smallwood

Elly explains her work by saying, “I aim to break down my own personal boundaries and push myself to use abandon when I would normally use caution, to destroy those marks which I begin to hold as precious. These pieces are an exploration of the innocent and the grotesque; delicate figures become unnerving and soft colours are smeared across figures. In my works I see a twisted view of self, a visceral representation of how I view humanity, particularly in regards to my own body.”