Denounced monuments, moonlit peace-seekers, how Brexit looks to Americans … Jules de Balincourt’s vivid, dreamlike works capture his country’s divisive times
'In America, the women’s movement has been invigorated. I thought about the idea that male leaders don’t seem to take us to good places. So, I just made this image of all women – queens and diplomats. Usually I’m always painting completely from my imagination, but with some of these characters I looked at classical Dutch and English painting.'
Image: Jules de Balincourt, If Queens Ruled, 2017
Oil on panel, 61 x 50.8 x 4.4 cm, 24 x 20 x 1 3/4 in
© the artist
February 6 2018
