Lucy Stein
Assignation at Carn Les Boel, 2022
Oil on linen
92.4 x 28.2 x 2.6 cm
36 3/8 x 11 1/8 x 1 1/8 in
36 3/8 x 11 1/8 x 1 1/8 in
Lucy Stein has been based in St. Just, Cornwall since 2015. She studied at The Glasgow School of Art, and later at De Ateliers, in Amsterdam. Stein's luscious paintings combine...
Lucy Stein has been based in St. Just, Cornwall since 2015. She studied at The Glasgow School of Art, and later at De Ateliers, in Amsterdam.
Stein's luscious paintings combine a multitude of references, including esoteric cultures, Greek mythology and medieval imagery to explore the contemporary female painter's relationship to painterly traditions. Through psychologically charged paintings, she draws on the concept of the ‘female gaze’ to question the representation of women in art history. She is deeply involved in the history and folkloric traditions of the Cornish landscape which can be seen in her paintings.
Lucy Stein’s recent solo exhibition Wet Room toured from Spike Island, Bristol to De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill UK (2021/22). Her work has been shown at Futura, Prague, Czech Republic (2020); Bonington Gallery, Nottingham, UK (2019); Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Tate St Ives, UK (both 2018); NICC Brussels; TULCA festival, Galway; Newlyn Gallery, Penzance, UK (all 2017); Migros Museum, Zurich (2014); Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; and ICA London (both 2006).
Stein's luscious paintings combine a multitude of references, including esoteric cultures, Greek mythology and medieval imagery to explore the contemporary female painter's relationship to painterly traditions. Through psychologically charged paintings, she draws on the concept of the ‘female gaze’ to question the representation of women in art history. She is deeply involved in the history and folkloric traditions of the Cornish landscape which can be seen in her paintings.
Lucy Stein’s recent solo exhibition Wet Room toured from Spike Island, Bristol to De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill UK (2021/22). Her work has been shown at Futura, Prague, Czech Republic (2020); Bonington Gallery, Nottingham, UK (2019); Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Tate St Ives, UK (both 2018); NICC Brussels; TULCA festival, Galway; Newlyn Gallery, Penzance, UK (all 2017); Migros Museum, Zurich (2014); Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; and ICA London (both 2006).