I am currently exploring the use of the female form and women’s sexuality in art. I am interested in the cliche representations of women, pink, flowers, lace, and how these are associated with women being delicate and feminine; contrasted with the sexual objectivity that is created through images such as pornography.
My first term of this final year I spent experimenting with printing and exploring different materials for printing onto such as canvas, along with different paints and collaged elements. Now that I enter my final project of the degree, I am preparing to create a large scale screen printed piece exploring these ideas.
My work has been largely influenced by Ghada Amer with her decorative, feminine, colourful and beautiful emrboidered canvases which camouflage hardcore pornographic images of women within them. I have also taken influence from Timorous Beasties who use wallpaper and lace to create decorative, elaborate patterns from insects or scenes of youth culture on the streets.
