Wink' – Lily Hodgson Bell. Acrylic, cotton thread, glass beads, and lace on canvas.
Detail of 'Legs Like Scissors and Butcher's Knives' – Lily Hodgson Bell. Acrylic, cotton thread, glass beads, and lace on canvas.
Detail of 'Forbitten' – Lily Hodgson Bell. Acrylic, cotton thread, glass beads, and lace on canvas.
Detail of 'Applegasm' – Lily Hodgson Bell. Acrylic, cotton thread, glass beads, and lace on canvas.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Fine Arts
Lily’s work is bodily, humorous, sensual, erotic, angry, bestial, and all degrees in between. She combines her lifelong love of painting with self-taught embroidery & beading techniques to bring her creatures to life. Her subjects are shiny and attractive, but not just performing for the gaze of the audience; they hold an undeniable authority of their own, demanding space and attention as they confront preconceived notions of femininity and the abject.