TOMA STENKO | How Love Feels
FOREWORD
An examination of love from the female perspective
Romantic, sexual, maternal, forbidden, self, broken and new – love is a roller-coaster of emotions that we all share. In this stunning exhibition of new works, premiered in London, Toma Stenko shares her exploration of what love means to her – the family, the couple, a mother keeping her baby close and a boy watching his mother are all portrayed in a kaleidoscope of colour.
But it’s not all sweetness, the viewer walks away with a bittersweet feeling – is love really all rainbows? This exhibition exposes the darker side – the censorsed, the oppressive and the betrayed.
These are immensely powerful works. Toma Stenko (b. 1980) is a Georgian-born and Moscow-based artist, film director, and fashion designer whose works in mixed media delve into the complex emotions of love. A graduate of St Martin’s, her work receives praise and a flourishing audience whenever it is exhibited. This is her first London exhibition.
Katrine Levin Galleries at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, 1-5 Flitcroft Street, London, WC2H 8DH
9 – 21 March Open daily 11am-6pm; until 7pm on Thursdays; until 5pm on Saturdays; closed on Sundays
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