Biography

As her Instagram bio reveals, Venetia Berry is a “London based artist working to celebrate femininity and to reverse the male gaze”. In order to reverse the male gaze, Berry paints abstract versions of the naked female body to challenge the “archetypical sexualized female nude”.

(https://www.venetiaberry.com/about).

 

Venetia Berry’s work is also diverse as her portfolio includes whimsical and dream-like paintings, drawings, monoprints, etchings, ceramics, and portraits. However, despite the medium, each piece works to “explore the female form through the element of line”.

(https://printclublondon.com/artist/venetia-berry/). 

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Venetia’s Work

Venetia’s work is best summed up by Katy Hessel, @thegreatwomenartists:
“Whimsical, organic and full of curves, Berry’s nudes aim to capture the essence of the everywoman, devoid of race, status, size and class. Always sitting in an ethereal and dreamlike setting with  pastel coloured palette, Berry aims to reclaim the body of the female that has so often been seen through the eyes of males in art history. After investigating the different perceptions of the female nude by both female and male artists, Berry makes a point of portraying her nudes as deep in though to not only reflect the idea that women are more likely to portray the personality of other women, but to also raise awareness around the discussion of mental health and anxiety” (https://printclublondon.com/artist/venetia-berry/). 

 

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