Break the Line- Step Outside to See the Light
Mixed Media on Arches Oil Paper Mounted
35 x 26
framed size: 36.5 x 27.5
We’re each born into a specific time and location, with its own set of cultural norms, struggles, and realities. As a woman, I’ve found myself trying to untangle these while facing nostalgia and partaking in personal reckoning. My works on paper have become a visual representation of the questioning dialogue I have with those who have come before me, those who are here, and those who will come.
I utilize line to draw and redefine figures, while spray paint, gouache, and oil paint are brushed through them to destabilize them. This visual representation of the disruptive mechanisms that shape our lives is repeated, creating a layered, unfinished look. Like a palimpsest, my surfaces reveal traces of unresolved figures or partially obscured ones; I believe the challenges women face make it difficult to reach their full potential. Nostalgia is a lie, and our future depends on today.
In this work, Break the Line, Step Outside to See the Light, I question traditional roles and contemplate the women who have dared to break tradition and step outside. In today’s attack on women’s rights and independence, breaking the line is more important than ever.
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