Evelyne
Axell
Evelyne
Axell
Axell
Belgian, 1935 — 1972
Trained in painting by René Magritte, Evelyne Axell breathed her feminist vision into Pop Art, affirming the emancipation of female sexuality in her paintings. This “Amazon of Pop Art” gently engaged with the political struggles of her time and the liberation of women, playfully mixing bright colours and sensual silhouettes.
From 1965 until the end of her life, Evelyne Axell allowed herself to get lost in an intense creative whirlwind. Her work deploys a hedonistic universe where elements of an increasingly globalised pop culture sit alongside representations of challenging times and the celebration of the female body. She gradually abandons oil painting in favour of plastic resins, having fun with their transparency or translucency, and colouring them with enamel.
Four of the artist’s works from the Pinault Collection, including most notably the painting Le Viol d’Ingres par Axell (The Rape of Ingres by Axell), were presented for the first time in 2014 at the “Femminilità Radicale” (Radical Femininity) show at the Gucci Museo in Florence.
From 1965 until the end of her life, Evelyne Axell allowed herself to get lost in an intense creative whirlwind. Her work deploys a hedonistic universe where elements of an increasingly globalised pop culture sit alongside representations of challenging times and the celebration of the female body. She gradually abandons oil painting in favour of plastic resins, having fun with their transparency or translucency, and colouring them with enamel.
Four of the artist’s works from the Pinault Collection, including most notably the painting Le Viol d’Ingres par Axell (The Rape of Ingres by Axell), were presented for the first time in 2014 at the “Femminilità Radicale” (Radical Femininity) show at the Gucci Museo in Florence.
