I have a new series displayed at Grounded Cafe in La Crosse this month of March!
This series of work explores the intersections of sensuality, feminism, and the body. How can I make figurative works without the restrictions of the male gaze? In these drawings, I want freedom from the constraints of patriarchy and religious indoctrination. My interest in the feminine archetype informs this work. Women in art are depicted as the exploitable maiden, the sexy Venus who exists to be looked upon, the compliant mother who gives up her own identity to raise another, or the monster who defies convention and is feared for it (often a "crone.") Figurative work often defaults to the maiden/Venus archetype. It is consumable and for male sexual gratification. But often, depictions of women owning their sexual power, their bodies, and their experience, those images are censored and devalued. I am much more interested in depicting women as they are: complex, fleshed out, whole. These are the beginning steps of knitting together the female nude in a web of milk, moonblood, and yoni nectar, finding the magic in shedding what doesn't work and uncovering what feels authentic. I hope these inspire you to find comfort in your devouring, orgasmic, animalistic, monster of a body.
Go check it out! Now until the end of March. I will be doing an art reception and table art sale to close out the show so stay tuned!
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