Artists Statement
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My artistic interests reside in defining and redefining women’s issues in ways that are both informational and confrontational, and yet accessible to a diverse audience. In my current work, I bring together anatomy lessons with intentionally charged imagery and text to produce a new forum of discussion on what it is to be a woman- physically, socially, and psychologically. I am intrigued by taboo subjects and the general avoidance of their mention: bodily functions, body parts used for sexual gratification, masturbation, sex toys. Individual pieces in this series are inspired by stories from women and men relating common misconceptions of the physical mechanics of sexually associated body parts, as well as my own experiences in learning how my body and my mind truly work. Other pieces encourage reflection on and reconstruction of accepted social definitions of “feminine”, “womanhood”, and “equality” and a questioning of who is and should be in control of these definitions. Through this work, I challenge the social constraints of “Womanhood,” as defined in the 40’s and 50’s through the Feminine Mystique and June Cleaver models, and bring the discussion straight through to the present. This work provides me a forum to address the questions I have about my place in society as a woman in the 21st Century.
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My artistic interests reside in defining and redefining women’s issues in ways that are both informational and confrontational, and yet accessible to a diverse audience. In my current work, I bring together anatomy lessons with intentionally charged imagery and text to produce a new forum of discussion on what it is to be a woman- physically, socially, and psychologically. I am intrigued by taboo subjects and the general avoidance of their mention: bodily functions, body parts used for sexual gratification, masturbation, sex toys. Individual pieces in this series are inspired by stories from women and men relating common misconceptions of the physical mechanics of sexually associated body parts, as well as my own experiences in learning how my body and my mind truly work. Other pieces encourage reflection on and reconstruction of accepted social definitions of “feminine”, “womanhood”, and “equality” and a questioning of who is and should be in control of these definitions. Through this work, I challenge the social constraints of “Womanhood,” as defined in the 40’s and 50’s through the Feminine Mystique and June Cleaver models, and bring the discussion straight through to the present. This work provides me a forum to address the questions I have about my place in society as a woman in the 21st Century.