Celia Hempton

Celia Hempton’s small paintings explore the nature of pornography and intimate images in the Internet age. Her very painterly, cropped images of genitalia, whether covered by a hand or brazenly splayed out on a bed, always raise questions beyond the obvious.

In producing ‘Colby’, an exclusive edition for Studio Voltaire, Hempton worked with gay porn star and artist, Colby Keller, who posed for the artist over a number of days during a visit to London. Hempton's strong distinctive palette is evident in her new edition, produced by Atelier JI.