Naked Milky Way - Penny Davenport

Naked Milky Way - Penny Davenport

"The first thing that strikes most people when looking at Penny Davenport's works is a child-like aesthetic, something akin to naivete. It's an effect that makes her images feel authentic and approachable." This explanation, offered by Oscar Gilbert, director of OTP Copenhagen, in his text accompanying this collection, guides us towards a better understanding of the characteristic human-animal hybrid figures that are a recurring theme the artist's images. Although she is best known for intricate and labour-intensive drawings that fill the paper with minutely detailed pen strokes, in recent years Davenport has also developed a painting practice that extends her interest in the enigmatic.

• Paperback
• 96 pgs
• 18 x 26cm
• Language - Japanese & English