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The Korai in Modern Urbanscape Series
I have worked on the Korai in the Modern Urbanscape series for 4 years. Where I began with this image and my purpose for doing it is evolving. It has become an image that stimulates and inspires me. The illuminated figure in the shop window represents what I believe to be a replicant of our icons, the Goddess and feminine idealism. The female image as it is presented in our culture today represents sexuality. It is often how a woman, conscious or unconsciously, navigates through a patriarchal dominated society. She is always aware of her feminine attractiveness.
I look at the parallels of being a woman that have run through my own life, the challenges in my profession as a female artist. What is my truth? Am I like the female image behind the glass window being contained and confined, to play out a role? The process in working on this series has been a defining moment for me personally. I am beginning to discover facets about myself that have been buried for centuries. This is an awakening.
I was out walking on a moonless night. As I crossed the street, my attention was...
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Twin Vision, 2010
Oil Painting,
16 x 12 X 2 inches
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| US$ 500 |
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Twin Vision , 2010
Charcoal Drawing,
15 x 8 inches
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| US$ 350 |
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