Fabulist!

Last night was the debut of the "La Jolie Poupee" group show at Compound Gallery in Portland. I was there, and it was fantastic (and crowded!).

The show features a collection of works by four French artists who specialize in artwork centering on doll-like female figures. The characters in these paintings and drawings often show a child-like innocence mixed with a creepier, more disturbing aesthetic--a combination which seems especially popular today, as our culture grows more obsessed with exposing and acknowledging the duality within us all. Sometimes we are all contradictory. Sometimes we are all both pretty doll and blood-sucking crazypants. Right?

The four artists participating are Lostfish, Candybird, Ciou, and Adolie Day. You can view (and buy, naturally) some of their work from the show in the Compound Gallery online store.

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