The art by recent UWE graduate Batty Deville is inspired by their love of films from the 1950s and 1960s, classic movie monsters and silver screen femme fatales, as well as vintage pulp fiction. Her aim is to explore and subvert common horror tropes and themes through a kitschy, satirical and colourful lens.
Drawing is her primary medium, but they love to experiment with different processes. However, there is always an emphasis on storytelling, the intersection of horror and glamour, and a mad penchant for retro design.

Their passion for film and drawing began in their grandparents’ living room. Scribbling away for hours as the classic movie channels played in the background and falling in love with the sharp witted and glamorous leading ladies but identifying deeply with the outcasted Monsters. She found them both more interesting than a lot of the male characters but they seemed to always be
secondary to the main protagonist, so she created worlds where they had their own stories.

pink pony

• bristol artist
• exhibition
• Horror
• Lesbian
• print
• Prints