Daisy Sheff's Solo Exhibition 'All This Splish and Splash' Opens at Lodovico Corsini, Brussels
At its new location in Brussels, Lodovico Corsini is showcasing a solo exhibition by Daisy Sheff, titled All This Splish and Splash. The collection features recent works created in and around her studios in Los Angeles and Inverness, northern California. Sheff's paintings intertwine elements of reality with fairy tales, depicting mermaids, milkmaids, girls in petticoats, and various animals, alongside objects like teapots and stone fireplaces. Inspired by California's wildlife and lore, her art resonates with the Bay Area Figurative Movement, her mother Karen Barbour, and 'outsider' artist Jon Serl, who influenced the exhibition's name. Water imagery dominates her canvases, reflecting her passion for surfing. Her sculptures echo this approach, presenting painterly surfaces and whimsical forms, ultimately expressing a desire to unveil the sublime within reality.
Key facts
- Daisy Sheff's solo exhibition All This Splish and Splash is presented by Lodovico Corsini in Brussels
- Works were recently completed in and around Sheff's studios in Los Angeles and Inverness, northern California
- The show's title is credited to 'outsider' artist Jon Serl
- Sheff's influences include the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Nut Art, her mother Karen Barbour, and Jon Serl
- Recurring motifs include mermaids, milkmaids, surfers, shells, turtles, and California wildlife
- Sheff layers paint with sewing, glitter, beads, and heart-shaped, hole-punched cardboard
- Her sculptures are described as three-dimensional paintings with painterly surfaces and cartoonish outlines
- A horse and milkmaid sculpture stands on painted rectangles, while a ceramic cat is freestanding
Entities
Artists
- Daisy Sheff
- Karen Barbour
- Jon Serl
Institutions
- Lodovico Corsini
Locations
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Los Angeles
- Inverness
- California
- Pacific Ocean