Incredible paintings depicting motherhood
“The birth project” is a series of life-size figurative paintings representing pregnant women or women who have just given birth. At the origin of this beautiful project, the painter Amanda Greavette (www.amandagreavette.com). A mother of five children, the artist used her own experience to paint these impressive paintings. “I love to explore the human body, paint its intrinsic beauty and capture a personality,” she explains. My images are sometimes shocking because they realistically represent women in labor. But I think it’s necessary to bring emotion and depth to my paintings. I hope the viewer can pause to examine these images and what they may mean to them, given their own history. ”
For the series, Amanda Greavette relied on photos from various sources. “My own births, deliveries that I was able to attend and photograph. Finally, women whom I had never met contacted me via the site to participate in the project. ”