Syd Bee
Seattle, USA
NW based painter Syd Bee is influenced by the lurid delights of horror cinema imagery and the lowbrow pop aesthetics of mid century comics that focused on the campily macabre. Her work often focuses on the femme fatale side of horror, ranging from inviting, lush glamour ghouls seductively greeting you, to pensive beauties with various creatures of the night acting as symbolic familiars.
"As a person who is naturally drawn to darker subjects, I adore stories of lost love, mystery and death. Bright, radiating colors are particularly appealing to me, and I find them to be powerfully psychological and emotional. In my own work I enjoy marrying moody concepts with vibrant palettes. I find the effect can be dreamlike and otherworldly.
While working on these paintings, I embraced the pleasure of horror, glamour, and kitsch– referencing familiar motifs from cinema and literature. The title of my show “Sweet Phantom” for example, is both a nod to those mysterious and chilling stories, but has also become a kind of term of endearment– an expression of my fondness for all things stylishly weird, eerie, and supernatural." - Syd Bee
Please contact us to find out about upcoming shows, availability of current work, and commissons. Visit our Roq Shop for available prints and merch by Syd Bee. Syd will have a solo show at the gallery in May 2025.
Scroll to bottom of page to see a video of Syd talking about her artistic influences.
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