"Punchy, bold and 'somewhere between a little loose and hard edge', Ces McCully's textural paintings are a mix of autobiographical reflection and cultural commentary, with almost a cathartic tone thrown in, as the France-based artist takes a closer look at the impact of social media and our obsessive hunt for perfection in modern life.

"Each work is part of a series titled Mary & Me where McCully explores themes around honesty, vulnerability and forgiveness – plucked directly from our own feeds on social media, filled with memes and "ridiculous" conversations that came, not just from the pandemic, but leading up to it. Contrasting the reality of life with the "perfect glow" of Instagram content, her typographic pieces offer snippets of what we've experienced, the situations we've found ourselves in and the thoughts we might have, all brutally honest but with tongue firmly in cheek." - Katy Cowan

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