THE INVASION LIKE NONE OTHER- (Oil pastels and mixed media on paper, 9 x 11” 2020)
GHOSTS SAW IT COMING-(Oil pastels and mixed media on paper, 9 x11”, 2020)
A STRUGGLE REMAINS- (Oil pastels and mixed media on paper, 9 x11”, 2020)
WE’LL SEE YOU SOON-(Oil pastels and mixed media on paper, 9 x11”, 2020)
WE ARE SIMPLY STUCK IN-(Oil pastels and mixed media on paper, 9 x11”, 2020)
THE SETBACKS -(Oil pastels and mixed media on paper, 9 x11”, 2020)
YOUR SILENCE-(Oil pastels and mixed media on paper, 9 x11”, 2020)
In cultures around the world, women are discouraged from exhibiting a love of food. Men are celebrated for their expansive appetites, but for women, the sensual thrill of eating for pleasure is taboo. And yet, women are disproportionately responsible for the labor of growing and preparing the food that nurtures the family. I am fascinated by the tension in this paradox, especially at the intersection of art and commerce. Sardine tins, no bigger than a jewel box and so easy to overlook, often combine depictions of day-to-day homemaking with idealized and even sexualized images of women. Elaborate and beautiful, they are a particular source of inspiration.
My work—which calls back to traditional gender roles, folklore, ancient art and the paintings of Dutch Masters—explores images of women and food in advertising and pop culture, with an eye to humor, melancholy, the body, and pleasure. We are hungry!