Pakistani born Ambreen Butt's recent works titled Dirty Pretty evoke such a powerful response not only because of the sheer beauty of execution but also because of it's despicably untoward relevance today.
From the website,"Haunting female figures appear in every beautifully detailed work, seducing viewers with decorative and figurative imagery into examining the scenes more closely. Closer scrutiny reveals that alongside these passive and idealized subjects of long ago are women of today, women actively and vociferously asserting themselves, raising their hands and voices at the risk of beatings and worse in an unstable world. Butt chose the exhibition’s title “Dirty Pretty” to describe the disturbing juxtaposition that makes her emotionally charged works so compelling. "
Love the intensity & symbolism. More of her brilliant work on her website. Images from here.
From the website,"Haunting female figures appear in every beautifully detailed work, seducing viewers with decorative and figurative imagery into examining the scenes more closely. Closer scrutiny reveals that alongside these passive and idealized subjects of long ago are women of today, women actively and vociferously asserting themselves, raising their hands and voices at the risk of beatings and worse in an unstable world. Butt chose the exhibition’s title “Dirty Pretty” to describe the disturbing juxtaposition that makes her emotionally charged works so compelling. "
Love the intensity & symbolism. More of her brilliant work on her website. Images from here.
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