KITTY FINEGAN

Kitty Finegan produces memorable, mischievous artwork infused with colour, emotion and a dusting of Razzle-Dazzle. Inspired by her love of bygone eras; she creates collections of work with a distinctive palette, intended to create imagery that often appears to be from another timezone.

Her main works are vintage-inspired art pieces representing women of different shapes, races and ethnic backgrounds; using eye-popping colour schemes and a simple message of love. Her collection encourage the audience to join her on a visual journey through the styles, culture and colour schemes of the 1930’s through to the 1970's. She sprinkles her own blend of high-gloss 21st century glamour into the mix to let the viewer to decide which time zone the subject could be from.

Kitty’s practice is in the creation of limited edition prints that are made using a range of printing methods including c-type, digital archive, and handmade silkscreens. The work is created using a three-staged production process. The initial ideas are sketched out, then taken into a digital illustration programme where the images are re-drawn with sharp, clean lines. The final stage is to print the image by hand using the traditional silkscreen method, or to send the work to a Fine Art Printing firm in West Yorkshire for its’ final stage of production.

Because Kitty’s work is designed specifically for print, it has been used to create a variety of products including handbags, silk scarves, speaker covers, tents, stationary and homewares. Her designs have been featured on the front page of The Times, Vogue Italia and one of her handbag collaborations was used in a feature on ITV’s This Morning show.

Her work is heavily inspired by a list of colourful creators including Emilio Pucci, India Mahdavi, Jordi Labanda, Tara McPherson, Marion Peck and Hanna-Barbara cartoons of the 1970’s. Her influences include the films of Esther Williams, The B52’s, Norman Rockwell, pinball machines, The Beano comic, and simple old-fashioned glamour.

Kitty’s artistic intention is to simply delight viewers with imagery of female beauty. She intentionally presents women as beautiful, desirable creatures with their own story and persona to discover.

Beside The Seaside

£325.00

Diving For Pearls

£325.00

Hotel Motel Holiday Inn

£325.00

Pinkie

£325.00

Stars And Stripes

£325.00

Swallow Dive

£325.00

Wish You Were Here

£325.00