‘Body 2’
Katie Theodorus
2024, watercolour, pencil on paper
31cm x 26cm (framed)

The Body series explores fat bodies through placing them in yoga poses often only seen performed by socially acceptable bodies. The organic lines running through the body evoke vines, or perhaps energy meridians. This image first came to me in a dream several years ago, and won’t leave me until I’ve explored it to my subconscious’s satisfaction.

About the artist:
Katie Theodorus works in varied media including paint, soft sculpture, textiles, and found objects. Her practice takes inspiration from sources as varied as nature, history, dreams, internet culture, and her mostly imaginary life as an archivist. 

Her painted works are a portal into the depths of her subconscious — simultaneously unsophisticated and layered with depths of meaning, with an edge of wry humour. Many of her works act as medicine, reconciling her experiences as large-bodied, neurodiverse, mentally ill and chronically ill. 

In recent years, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has added a new level of wonkiness to her drawings, which she’s decided adds a certain charm. 

Instagram: @katie_theodorus
Web: katietheodorus.carrd.co