Carine Bovey - Visual artist

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Carine Bovey - Visual artist

Born in 1985 in Beirut, Carine Bovey is an artist based in Geneva. In her work, she explores femininity from societal, intimate and identity angles.

She questions the image of women, whether through the lens of the consumer society, through their own eyes or that of others. She also seeks to offer her own vision of femininity, an open-ended vision of all taboos, playing with clichés and openly assuming s*xual freedom. She wants women to enjoy seducing others, but above all, that they please themselves. The main thing is that they have the choi

ce to dispose of their bodies as they see fit. The artist also aims at blowing up the prohibitions that still exist around woman’s body. The tendencies to hide their bodies worry her. Doesn’t breast milk, the first food of humanity, come from the breast? A new hopeful feminism

Contrary to what is often imagined by a feminist, Carine Bovey does not want to come into conflict with the male s*x, on the contrary, she claims the right to be attractive and feminine. She is one of women who consider men those as their allies. The artist is part of a joyful, hopeful feminism that celebrates love and freedom. The freedom of women to dress as they wish, to walk the in street without being attacked or to hang together with who ever they want. Reclaiming female eroticism

In this spirit, the artist highlights sensuality and eroticism through the eyes of a woman, although it is substantially similar to that of a man. The difference is especially felt in the choice of colors, this pink lighting, which we find in most of her works. Likewise, the blurred effects used to give softness and modesty to the most intimate images. In her erotic works, the artist make a point in ensuring that the image remains beautiful and attractive, the goal not to shock, but to make the vision acceptable, soft and desirable. The mirror of our society

Carine Bovey draws her inspiration above all from the world around her. Her works reflect the shortcomings and the beauty of contemporary society. Having worked alongside with her art for 15 years in press and advertising, the artist is well versed in the luxury, watchmaking and fashion industries. It is through this that she became interested in the importance of objects in our daily life but also in the influence that they exert on us. It is interesting to observe how a product or an application can influence our behavior, sometimes create new dependencies. Desire and Pleasure are key words in Carine’s work: desire to please, desire to please herself, pleasure to be desired… These are the goals for which many products are acquired, but it also comes from a certain social pressure. The artist likes to sublimate the relationship that a person has with an object. The pleasure experienced during its purchase, the pleasure of collecting and contemplating it, but also the impression we feel when we imagine that the object will give us more recognition or embellish us. The artist is also interested in the influence of social networks, the way in which algorithms define us based on our actions. Indeed, these robots sometimes do the same work as an advertiser to determine our purchase intentions. Finally, Carine Bovey also questions censorship and what determines whether an image is acceptable on social networks such as Facebook or Instagram. Having always been intrigued by disturbing images, the artist is afraid of finding herself in a smooth world where one would like to hide the ugly, the suffering and the truth at all costs.

19/05/2026

Hybridations fertiles 🌱 at
💚 Guided Tours TODAY 💚 May 19 – 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Group exhibition until July 30th
Curated by Séverine Redon,
Set Design by Lou Revel

Artists & designers:
Mathis Baltisberger , Romain Bernini , Bestioles Games, Agnaès Bourély , Carine Bovey, Basile Brun, Thomas Buswell, Julian Charrière .charriere , Odonchimeg Davaadorj .davaadorj , Entangled Others – MBAL Orbit_E, Laurent Le Deunff, Mark Dion , Marc Facchinetti, Christian Gonzenbach , Victoria Jospin , Sylvie Lambert , Sarah Meylan, Roman Moriceau, Lucien Murat , Bakula Nayak , Carmen Perrin, Léopold Rabus , Lou Revel, Maya Rochat , Léa Rinn, Stefan Rinck, Symbiosis – HEAD Genève , and Adrien Vescovi.

1. Carine Bovey, Distillerie de la pensée libérée, 2025. Photo: © Jonathan Imhof
2. Mark Dion , Portrait of The Curator, 2019 / Léopold RABUS , Oiseau N, 2022 //Carine BOVEY , Paradisus (Hortus Vulnerabilis
series), 2024 / Léopold RABUS, Oiseau E, 2022. Photo: © Kim Pearl Rosset
3. Carine Bovey, Distillerie de la pensée libérée, 2025 / Metamorphosis tulipa, 2023 / Odonchimeg DAVAADORJ Mama Bird, 2023 / Bakula NAYAK There is a song , 2021. Photo: © Jonathan Imhof
4 vue de l’exposition avec des oeuvre de Maya Rochat (Living in a painting – Magic Painting #4 ), Christian Gozenbach(Plantas Botanicas Plasticas, 2025 ) et Léopold Rabus (Ignis fatuus,

12/05/2026

Hybridations fertiles 🌱
Group exhibition from April 28th to July 30th
Curated by Séverine Redon,
Set Design by Lou Revel

28 artists & designers – more than 50 works

Artists & designers:
Mathis Baltisberger, Romain Bernini, Bestioles Games, Agnaès Bourély, Carine Bovey, Basile Brun, Thomas Buswell, Julian Charrière, Odonchimeg Davaadorj, Entangled Others – MBAL Orbit_E, Laurent Le Deunff, Mark Dion, Marc Facchinetti, Christian Gonzenbach, Victoria Jospin, Sylvie Lambert, Sarah Meylan, Roman Moriceau, Lucien Murat, Bakula Nayak, Carmen Perrin, Léopold Rabus, Lou Revel, Maya Rochat, Léa Rinn, Stefan Rinck, Symbiosis – HEAD Genève and Adrien Vescovi.

Guided Tours: May 19 – 1 p.m.-2 p.m. June 9 – 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

June 16 (in French)
Rencontres & conférences
– Comprendre et penser le Vivant
Penser le vivant comme un système, une
limite, mais aussi une source dʼinspiration
et de soin.

23 juin
Dîner exploratoire
– Alchimie du vivant
Une exploration culinaire entre art et
gastronomie, où la fermentation révèle et
sublime le vivant.

- Exploratory dinner

– Alchemy of living things
A culinary exploration between art and
gastronomy, where fermentation reveals and
sublimates the living.

29/04/2026

Panorama. Regards sur le paysage 💚 Collective exhibition at Galerie Vision Suisse and Hôtel Dupeyrou with: Carine Bovey, Romain Buffetrille, Coline Davaud, Frorence Grivel, Charles L’Eplattenier, Philip Maire, Nicola Marcone, Line Marquis, Grégoire Müller, Guillaume Perret, Vincent Python, Alain Riad, Christine Sefolosha, Jérôme Stettler, Grégory Sugnaux

Photos:
1. Botaniskt skrin, 2025, Carine Bovey
2. Galerie Vision Suisse, from Left to Right : Nicola Marcone, Grégory Sugnaux, Carine Bovey
3. Dream Landscape, 2025, Alain Riad
5. Hôtel Dupeyroux, from Left to Right : Grégory Sugnaux, Carine Bovey
6. Smaragdheim, 2024, Carine Bovey
8. Paradigme, 2025, Romain Bufettrille
9. Vincent Python
10. Line marquis, Jérôme Stettler
11. Coline Davaux

20/04/2026

Exposition collective avec : Carine Bovey, Romain Buffetrille, Coline Davaud, Frorence Grivel, Charles L’Eplattenier, Philip Maire, Nicola Marcone, Line Marquis, Grégoire Müller, Guillaume Perret, Vincent Python, Alain Riad, Christine Sefolosha, Jérôme Stettler, Grégory Sugnaux
Une exposition deux lieux :
Musique : Portrait of a Cloud, Alain Riad

24/03/2026

Exposition d’une collection - Fond d’art de Plan-les-Ouates 🌷 Until April 3. 📍 At HiFlow, Ch. du Champ-des-Filles 36a, Plan-les-Ouates 🖋️ Curator: /

24/02/2026

Propos recueillis par Laura Martin pour .critique.news
Musique:

19/02/2026

Merci Art Critique pour cette magnifique interview!

Née en 1985 à Beyrouth, Carine Bovey vit et travaille à Genève. Son travail explore les liens entre corps humain et monde végétal, à travers l’usage de

18/11/2025

«Come-back! L’art figuratif en Suisse: une scène au féminin», until December 14. curatrice:
1. Carine Bovey, L’homme à la licorne, 2024 // Nina Childress, Runaways, 2022
2. Le musée de Pully
3. Ceciel Giovannini, Le feu, la guerre, les montagnes et nous, 2025
4. Nina Childress, Runaways, 2022 // Sylvia Gertsch, Night Club 2022
5. Valérie Favre, Den Goldene Käfig, 2024 // Miriam Cahn, ?? // Andriu Deplazes, Vier Hände halten Kind, 2025. © Musée d’art de Pully, 2025. Photographe: Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
6. Carine Bovey Pretty Girls should always smile, 2025
6 bis: détail
7. Emilienne Farny, Vie privée, 1991 // Seline Burn, Fourteen Hits Different, 2024
Vue de salle de l’exposition «Come-back! L’art figuratif en Suisse: une scène au féminin» © Musée d’art de Pully, 2025. Photographe: Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
8. Leanne Pitchall, Unflattering Crying Picture, 2023
9. Au fond: Louisa Gagliardi // Tout à gauche: Laura Thiong-Toye, Soleil de sieste, 2022. © Musée d’art de Pully, 2025. Photographe: Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
10. Inga Stephens, Memento Mori, 2020
11. Andriu Deplazes, Körper sitzen am Tisch, 2023 // Elias Njima, Amor fati,(Mon père à Cavour), 2025 // Lucie Kholer, Un dernier milkshake avant la fin du monde, 2024 // Line Marquis, Manifeste pour l’hiver, 2019 // Elias Njima, Feuilles mortes, 2025 et Fromage Bleu, 2025 / Yann Bisso, Pas-châssés, 2025. © Musée d’art de Pully, 2025. Photographe: Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
12. Elisabeth Llach, Arrodillete 1, 2022-2023
13. Carine Bovey, Selfie 1, 2020 // Romane de Wateville // Elise Corpataux, JUNE 3, 2023. Vue de salle de l’exposition «Come-back! L’art figuratif en Suisse: une scène au féminin» © Musée d’art de Pully, 2025. Photographe: Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
14. Carine Bovey, Selfie 1 de la série Amour de soi, 2020
15. Caroline Tschumi, Longue Noire L imousine (pour Stevens), 2025 // Vidia Gastaldon Chiron, 2027 // Caroline Bachman, Nuage cercle avec Cadre, 2016. © Musée d’art de Pully, 2025. Photographe: Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
16. Rita Siegfried, Kreuzung(incrocio), 2020
17. Carine Bovey, Björviks brygga, 2021
18. Affche de l’expo avec une oeuvre de Seline Burn

13/09/2025

Du 13 septembre au 14 décembre 2025

Attentif à la création contemporaine, le Musée d’art de Pully consacre son exposition d’automne à la résurgence de la peinture figurative en Suisse et souligne la place croissante des artistes femmes dans ce renouveau. Come-back ! L’art figuratif en Suisse : une scène au féminin rassemble une trentaine d’artistes de différentes générations, dont les œuvres témoignent de la richesse et de l’effervescence de la scène figurative actuelle.
Commissariat : Victoria Mühlig, conservatrice au Musée d’art de Pully

Avec la participation de Yann Bisso, Carine Bovey, Seline Burn, Elise Corpataux, Romane de Watteville, Andriu Deplazes, Klodin Erb, Émilienne Farny, Valérie Favre, Louisa Gagliardi, Vidya Gastaldon, Silvia Gertsch, Cecile Giovannini, Irma Ineichen, Lucie Kohler, Zilla Leutenegger, Elisabeth Llach, Rachel Lumsden, Line Marquis, Andrea Muheim, Claudia & Julia Müller, Elias Njima, Noemi Pfister, Leanne Picthall, Maria Pomiansky, Rita Siegfried, Inga Steffens, Laura Thiong-Toye, Mariana Tilly et Caroline Tschumi.
Et avec des œuvres de Nina Childress, Miriam Cahn, Fernand Léger, Caroline Bachmann, Man Ray et Félix Vallotton.

01/09/2025

«Delectamentum» (« Q***r we Cheer!”serie), brings together in a still life, flowers, pearls, fruits and caressing hands around a beautiful crystal cup. On an evanescent green Sèvre background, this profusion of elements arranged in a surrealist way inspires desire, pleasure and delight. The glass, a central element that one imagines filled with divine nectar, embodies a true temptation while the symbols accompanying it highlight the link between carnal and gustatory pleasure. It is an ode to hedonism, an invitation to let oneself be carried away by the vertigo of pleasure.

Delectamentum (Q***r we Cheer!), 2025
40 x 40 cm
Oil on Canvas

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