Olivia Kemp working on Smell
British artistOlivia Kempis known for wielding her pen in large-scale drawings offantastical locations.
The talented draftswoman creates absorbing black and white compositions filled with detail and texture instead of color.
This meticulous approach to illustration is reminiscent of Old Masters and classical drawings.
Olivia Kemp working on “Smell”
Kemp says adding a surplus of motifs throughout these massive drawings is part of the joy in making them.
I work in pen and don’t plan out the works beforehand, she says.
Kemp’s solo show will be on view at theJames Freeman Galleryin London in September 2020.
Left: “Touch,” Top Right: “Smell,” Middle Right: “Sight,” Bottom Right: “Taste”
“Smell”
Detail of “Smell”
Detail of “Smell”
Top: “Taste,” Bottom: “Smell”
“Taste”
“Taste”
“Taste”
“Touch”
Detail of “Touch”
Detail of “Touch”
“Sight”
“Sight”
“Sight”
Detail of “Sight”
“Hearing”
Detail of “Hearing”
Detail of “Hearing”
Detail of “Hearing”
