Here, we're introducing Elsa Rouy, an accomplished artist hailing from Sittingbourne, Kent, now based in the cultural hub of London. Elsa creates captivating works of art using acrylic on canvas, building up and removing thin layers to create intriguing textures reminiscent of glazing with oils. As a figurative painter, Elsa uses the body as a medium to express complex emotions that are often difficult to verbalise. While her figures are ungendered, representing anyone and everyone, Elsa often portrays the female form as it's something she's most comfortable with. Her work delves into the intricacies of the human condition, exploring the blurred boundaries between life and death, interior and exterior, containment and expulsion, pleasure and pain, and obscured identities.
Exploring the depths of the human experience with Elsa Rouy's figurative paintings
Joey Levenson, It's Nice That, 2 May 2023
