Portrait of a Form
January- March 2020
Portrait of a Form 1, acrylic house paint on canvas stretched over metal apparatus, 16 x 19”, 2020.
Portrait of a Form 1- Detail, acrylic house paint on canvas stretched over metal apparatus, 16 x 19”, 2020.
Portrait of a Form 3, acrylic house paint on canvas stretched over metal apparatus, 16 x 19”, 2020.
In this series I explore the reduction of shape in order to create a portrait of a form. These objects take on a study of material, form and interacts in theme. It explores the concept that our bodies though unique are fundamentally similar, we are all a framework wrapped in fleshy covering and the only difference is how the viewer interacts with us. What makes us human? Often our bodies inhabit a space that is not fully our own due to societal ideals. To create an object that embodies our form, devoid of sexual desire and expectation, redefines classical portraiture free from the traditional “male gaze”.
It reduces chest form beyond sexuality, and lies in an androgynous zone. Stretching the canvas led to many points of tension and folds. In the process of painting gesso to create a base, I watched as the folds stretched and pulled to accommodate the tension just as our skin responds to the fluctuation of time.
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Portrait of a Form 2, acrylic house paint on canvas stretched over metal apparatus, 16 x 19”, 2020.
Portrait of a Form 4, acrylic house paint on canvas stretched over metal apparatus, 16 x 19”, 2020.
PROCESS- References and Sketches
Wrapped Canvas Process, January 2020.
Miniature Samples to Experiment with Technique, March 2020.