The bright and lively colours – pinks, orange, cerulean blues – of Ophelia’s painting practice draw in the viewer and gently introduce the more somber artistic propositions underlying her artworks. Ophelia’s ‘Atelier’ explores her ongoing fascination with the human condition, our bodies, what is visible versus less-seen, and the oft-intertwined states of beauty and suffering. A former ballet dancer who has studied kinesiology, movement, health from both scientific and artistic lenses, the French-born artist suggests that we may reframe our perception of beauty, of grace, when we detach our observation of a human body from societal ties or unwittingly strict perspectives.

one face from the completed 10 metre long piece emote (l'avance de la tombée) painted during 'Atelier Ophelia', Ophelia's pop-up studio show at LIGHTSTAGE Gallery 1 - 8 February 2017 #atelierophelia.

The bright and lively colours – pinks, orange, cerulean blues – of Ophelia’s painting practice draw in the viewer and gently introduce the more somber artistic propositions underlying her artworks. Ophelia’s ‘Atelier’ explores her ongoing fascination with the human condition, our bodies, what is visible versus less-seen, and the oft-intertwined states of beauty and suffering. A former ballet dancer who has studied kinesiology, movement, health from both scientific and artistic lenses, the French-born artist suggests that we may reframe our perception of beauty, of grace, when we detach our observation of a human body from societal ties or unwittingly strict perspectives.