Fly, Amy! Fly, Liubov!

Artist – Clare Holdstock

Design Description

This moth celebrates the fierce determination of two women pioneers. In the same period of history that Amy Johnson the aviation heroine had picked up pilot lessons, the Russian avant-garde artist Liubov Popova was working alongside several other women artists at the vanguard of modern Russian design. ‘Fly, Amy! Fly, Liubov!’ remembers these two women whose lives were both tragically cut short, as well as rejoicing at their triumphant achievements at a time when the voices and talents of women were not always recognised.

Artist Statemen

b. 1992 Clare Holdstock grew up in Kingston upon Hull. She attained a First Class Honours degree in Painitng at Camberwell College of Arts in 2014. In 2015 she retunred ot Hull, where she is currently living and working. Her work addresses the Utopianism of early twentieth century Modernism, and queries how we might learn from this period in our present. Recent exhibitions include: ‘Concrete Wasteland’. Artlink, Hull (2016); ‘Wingdings’, mmmilk Gallery, Newcastle (2015);’Psychedelia & Supremus’, RED Gallery, Hull (2015); ‘Degree Show’, Camberwell, London (2014); ‘Hans Brinker Painting Prize’, Hans Brinker, Amsterdam (2013)