Lily Mae Martin
Exhibitions
Veneration
Scott Livesey Galleries, 05/10/2022 to 22/10/2022
I originally intended for these pieces to all be of me, but over time the subjects became performers, sex workers, life models and friends - those who modelled for me became examples of women who found freedom and empowerment through their sexuality and physicality. In the past while my work has explored the physical form it's been as a non-sexual expression, and with this work I wanted to illuminate the two spaces that women often live in - that of desire and of repression.Often the sexuality of women is seen as inherently degrading, something to be subjugated or disparaged, but this body of work is a release of that censorship, bo... Read More >
Elucidate
Scott Livesey Galleries, 27/07/2019 to 17/08/2019
The first time I saw Lily Mae Martin’s work, I was overcome by a range of different feelings. Terror. Pain. Anxiety. Sadness. And amidst all of this, the overwhelming sense of recognition. Martin speaks to an unspoken aspect of womanhood and motherhood in particular that is so often ignored. Her work is confronting and brave, unshackled from the fear of niceties that women so often feel we need to conform to.The sense of being bound and restricted is common in Martin’s pieces, and Elucidate brings this to the forefront. Her representations of women shielded by their hair and tethered in ropes call to my mind the image of Medusa.... Read More >
New Drawings
Scott Livesey Galleries, 11/02/2016 to 24/02/2016
LILY MAE MARTINAs an artist, I have always been interested in exploring representations of femininity, femaleness and the female body in my work. One of the primary preoccupations of my work to date has been the internal world of women as communicated by the body. This is in part a response to contemporary representations of femaleness: the female body is ubiquitous, presented visually everywhere, in contexts that range from the crassly commercial to the sacred and divine – and yet these representations, to me, have always felt devoid of the female experience as I know and understand it. In this series of drawings, I propose to ex... Read More >
The Salon
Scott Livesey Galleries, 13/06/2015 to 25/07/2015
'The Salon'This unique exhibition will showcase a large and diverse collection of artworks and artefacts by artists that we represent, private collectors and works in stock and will rotate throughout June/July.Please note that the website will continue to be up-dated over the next few days.'The Salon' will be on view between 13 June to 25 July 2015... Read More >
