Folklore and culture explored in Brighton artist's paintings
A '˜sense of wonder and curiosity' informs the work of Brighton artist Elle Sorridente, who is inspired by the natural landscape in her hometown.
Coming from a family with a mixed French Arab, Italian and British heritage, Elle, who creates paintings in gouache and watercolour, says that this background of mixed cultures is fundamental to her as an artist.
Elle said: “Like many families we’ve lost most of our history and language in the movement of time, but have retained a real love, almost longing, for other cultures, peoples and places.
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