Lucy McKenzie - Artist Info

About Lucy McKenzie

  • Biography

    Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie flourishes in creating civic works that critique urban landscapes whilst simultaneously perpetuating temporary change.

    Born and raised in Glasgow, a city that had been ravaged by de-industrialisation and urban decay, McKenzie borrows stylistic and aesthetic anachronistic modes found in catalogues and books to highlight societal issues and implement nostalgic utopias.

    Her sight-specific works, which pictorially recall such diverse styles as East European propaganda, avant-garde abstraction, Art Nouveau architecture, 1920's fashion and 1980's pop music, are immersive and relational, and unveil contemporary issues in social structure.

    Working with close friend Paulina Olowska, born in turbu...

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