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Genevieve Leavold

Born: 1980

Hometown: Frome

Based in: Belgrade

Genevieve Leavold is a British abstract painter with a studio in Belgrade, Serbia. Her work is characterised by soft, sweeping brushwork and a rich, natural palette. She often works into dark backgrounds giving her paintings a luminous quality. Leavold trained in theatre design and has maintained a love of performance, in particular dance. She often starts a canvas working on the floor and moving around the image as she paints, this very physical approach to painting gives her work a soft and flowing rhythm. Much of her work explores themes of identity and our relationship to nature. She has a long held curiosity about how we form our understanding of the self and uses the language of abstract painting to express what she feels cannot be said in words.

Genevieve Leavold has exhibited widely in Europe, the US and UK and has work in held in private and corporate collections worldwide

 



Genevieve Leavold In The Studio

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More About Genevieve Leavold

Question IconWhat inspires you?

I am very inspired by movement, the effect of energy on matter and the forms is creates, I also love to dance and watch dance and I have a deep and longstanding interest in eastern philosophy and the nature of self.

Question IconDescribe your creative process.

I approach each canvas from a place of curiosity, I work in series and once an idea starts to take shape each painting is linked to this theme but created in a spontaneous manner.

Question IconWhat are 3 words that best describe your work?

Calm Meditative Painting

Question IconWho are some artists that have influenced your work?

Mira Schendel's ability to translate joy in her work, the brushwork of Diego Valasquez and the singular approach to the meaning of art that Yayoi Kusamas work embodies.

Question IconWhat is the most important tool when creating your work?

My most important tools are my big wide brushes.

Question IconWhat is the best piece of advice you have been given?

The best advice I was ever given was to stay curious.

Question IconWhere do you go for inspiration?

I walk when I need inspiration and I listen to lectures by Alan Watts


Collections Featuring Genevieve Leavold

9 Collections

Art in Quarantine

Art in Quarantine

48 Artists, 53 Products

Last updated: November 8, 2021

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Artworks if You Like Georgia O'Keeffe

18 Artists, 28 Products

Last updated: July 29, 2021

Artworks for a Cigar Lounge

Artworks for a Cigar Lounge

21 Artists, 31 Products

Last updated: June 10, 2021