Charlotte Fox: Painting the tension between desire and repulsion
I recommend this feature for anyone curious about contemporary figurative painting, image appropriation and quietly subversive colour work. Charlotte Fox mines vintage imagery, voyeuristic photography and deadpan online resales for surprising pictorial moments. She translates these sources into tender, unsettling canvases. Her studio practice blends careful compositing with slow, patient rendering, producing images that feel familiar, yet mysteriously new. As a curator and brand storyteller, I admire how Fox balances humour with depth. Her work invites viewers to linger, interpret and feel the tension between attraction and unease.
Dive into the full interview to explore Fox’s process, from Photoshop collages to patient brushwork. Learn how a Playboy spread became the seed for Quiet Frenzy. Discover how erasure gave way to a ghostly, floating woman in Surrender / Something like Drowning. See how antique fragments, porcelain motifs and odd resale photos punctuate her compositions, adding humour and disquiet. This piece is essential reading for creatives and curators. It reveals practical insights about sourcing, sequencing and the subtleties of translating found imagery into convincing, emotive painting. Go read it now and sharpen your visual instincts and curatorial vocabulary.
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