Throughout the history of art, women have been depicted from the male perspective, which has resulted in women being turned into sexual objects, solely here for the pleasure of the male viewer. This idea does not stop at visual art, but it is a philosophy that permeates our society as a whole. My work questions this normalized idea that's been so thoroughly imbedded in our minds.  What are women to be in relation to men, and how does that influence someone's own understanding of themself.

 

My exploration and dissection of the “classic nude” has opened up opportunities within my artistic self for me to develop work that adds to the discussion of censorship in art.

 

The stories of those exploited for “beauty,” or the “exotic,”  should not be censored.

 

Women are more than naked bodies on canvas and refuse to be reduced to less than they are – their value is not rooted in the pleasure or comfort they create for others, but human beings have inherent value regardless of how others view them. Although I am a woman painter partaking in the "reclamation of the female nude," I also have struggled with the objectification of bodies through my own art. Where am I coming from in my own depictions of naked bodies? Am I any different from my male counterparts if I choose to create nude art?

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As of 2022, my most recent work is an attempt at navigating a space that continually exploits and objectifies my body & experiences. I use these figural pieces to facilitate a conversation in which I have control over my own exploitation and objectification, finding the vocabulary to reconcile my found humanity and my learned beliefs.