My paintings explore the balance of power, sensuality, fragility and strength of the feminine existence.
Amy Beager’s painterly language has re-imagined figurative painting with her bold colour juxtapositions; figures rendered in a simultaneously classical yet modern style; and compositions which are exquisitely romantic and poetic.
Parallel to the joyous vivid colour palette and swathes of rich paint and brushwork, often the figures appear restless, fervent, and in a complex tension of ecstasy and anguish. Reminiscent of the dramatic poses of the divine saints from the Renaissance period, these figures hover between the classical and the contemporary.
Beager’s paintings both celebrate and explore the emotional intensity and intimacy of love.
Predominantly featuring the female figure, she casts these female protagonists as modern-day deities, transcending their stature and presence; suspended, dream-like, between the imagined and reality.
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There is a juxtaposition of classical and contemporary within my work, which is mostly figurative, but I also like to play around with abstracting the figure to help create a dreamlike and subjective reality
Amy Beager
Mouse
2022
Amy Beager
Roses
2022
Amy Beager
Croak
2022
Amy Beager
Lagoon
2022
Amy Beager
Levitate
2022
Amy Beager
Staircase
2022
I have a natural affinity for representing the female body. My aim is to use the body as a vessel for the internal needs, dreams and desires of the subject. Fundamentally, my paintings celebrate and explore the emotional intensity of love that is suspended between the imagined and reality.
About the Artist
Amy Beager (b. 1988) lives and works from her studio in Chelmsford, UK. She obtained a National Diploma in Art & Design (Distinction) in 2007 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nottingham Trent University in 2010.
Beager was selected as a winner for the Delphian Gallery open call 2020 and started exhibiting her work in London in 2019. She has since exhibited with a number of London Galleries including the Saatchi Gallery, Kristin Hjellegjerde, Huxley Parlour and Wilder Gallery among others. Beager’s work has been acquired by Soho House and placed in multiple private collections globally.
Chosen Charity
Chosen Charity
Open Cages, UK
Open Cages is a charity created to oppose the suffering and exploitation of farmed animals. Open Cages was established in Britain as part of Anima International, a new coalition of European animal protection organisations. The organisation aims to change the way society views these animals and fight their continued suffering. Through its actions, Open Cages strives to end factory farming and encourage a transition to non-animal food sources.