Rachel McCarthy

RACHEL MCCARTHY IS AN ARTIST FROM THE WEST MIDLANDS, WHO RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY. HER WORK IS CURRENTLY INFLUENCED BY ARTISTS LIKE MARK RYDEN, ANNA BAGAYAN, FRIDA KAHLO AND JOE SORREN.

SHE ALSO HAS AN INTEREST IN THE DISCIPLINE OF SELF-PORTRAITURE, SAYING THAT BY PAINTING CANVAS UPON CANVAS OF HER OWN FACE SHE IS DOCUMENTING THE CHANGING NATURE OF HER PERSONALITY AND IT'S SUBSEQUENT IMPACT ON HER DEVELOPMENT AS AN ARTIST.

RACHEL IS ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN THE MORE OFFBEAT ELEMENTS OF POPULAR CULTURE, SUCH AS THE DESIGNS OF VIVIENNE WESTWOOD AND MUSIC LIKE ROCKABILLY, PUNK, SKA AND ROCK N' ROLL. CHILDRENS TOYS, COMICS AND BOOKS ALSO HOLD A FASCINATION FOR RACHEL AND THIS IS DEMONSTRATED IN THE DOLL-LIKE FIGURES SHE OFTEN CHOOSES TO PAINT.