Barbieohrring
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Pop Art |
| Technique | Painting – Acrylic on Canvas |
| Height | 120 cm |
| Width | 180 cm |
| Length/Depth | 1 cm |
Medium:
Acrylic and oil on canvas
“Barbie Earring” is part of my Master’s thesis. It emerged from a painterly exploration of photographs from my childhood taken from my father’s family archive. Whilst the photographs document moments from the past, through the act of painting I seek to imbue them with the emotional depth they hold for me today. Through alterations in colour, light, composition and atmosphere, the motifs are liberated from their purely documentary function and transformed into personal images of memory. The result is a body of work that not only depicts the past, but also reveals the process of remembering itself as something living, changeable and deeply emotional.
Shipping:
The work will be shipped stretched on a stretcher frame – including a certificate of authenticity and the artist’s signature on the reverse.
As it is currently still on display, it cannot be dispatched until 30 July 2026.
Lou Stark
born in Filderstadt in 1996, grew up in Stuttgart and was exposed to art from a very young age, as both her father and grandfather are artists.
After completing her A-levels, Lou studied for a year at the Freie Kunst Schule in Stuttgart in 2015 and then began her teacher training in 2016, specialising in art and sport at the University of Stuttgart and the ABK Stuttgart. There, Lou completed her Bachelor of Arts and is currently studying for her Master of Science in a painting class led by Alisa Margolis.
From the outset, Lou’s painting was highly figurative, partly inspired by her technical training at the FKS. In 2022, Lou’s work explored themes of depression, escapism and isolation following a break-up. This led to a series of self-portraits, with which she was also represented for the first time at the Students’ Art Market. Building on this work, she created a series of figurative paintings in which Lou explores the theme of female friendships. These are strongly inspired by the artist’s own circle of friends and tell the stories of the strong, independent women in Lou’s life and how these friends support one another.
Exhibitions
2025
- “Bordellissage”, Uhu Bar, Stuttgart
2024
- “SKM Community Exhibition”, SKM Gallery, Leipzig
- "Metanoia", Boston Consulting Group, Stuttgart
2023
- "One night only, Margolis Deluxe", Studio Amore, Stuttgart
