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Angie Oglivy's arresting art series, Herself, will do more for your understanding of societies insatiable hunger for the perfection of the female form than any scathing magazine editorial.

The frailty of a woman's image is captured in astounding vividness and, usually, facelessness.

Angie Oglivy's arresting art series, Herself, will do more for your understanding of societies insatiable hunger for the perfection of the female form than any scathing magazine editorial.

The frailty of a woman's image is captured in astounding vividness and, usually, facelessness.

Angie uses whites, blacks and bright highlights to tell the story of a modern woman's conundrum as she fits into the 'winner takes all' emotional stakes of today's image obsessed world.

This art series can be viewed as portraits of a woman from an on-looker using their 'societal glass' yet I am left with the feeling that it is the woman herself that is doing the looking.

Perhaps strangely so, there is no feeling of narcism. That is too deliberate, too feigned as the mood of these paintings rings with sincerity and perhaps sadness. So I would describe them as soul-searching and of discovering one's identify.

I would be very interested in a similar series called 'Himself', I will have to suggest that to the artist in the hope that us blokes do not miss out on this rich introspective banquet on offer!

The complete series of paintings have just finished being exhibited at the Kingsland Art cafe 'Crave' with solid interest and many sales resulting. The works can be viewed along with more information about the artist and themes behind this series.