The Male Grasp on Women
Valeria N.
canvas, watercolor, prints, stickers, gauze, string (mixed media)
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This piece is about women’s rights. Men have controlled women for far too long, trying to have a say about our bodies and voices. This piece is sea themed, the gauze acting as a net to catch the women like fish. Women are connected to the sea by their beauty, grace, and power. I added blue string to make it hint that men were using the net to catch the women on the piece, as well as string that have colors of pink and purple that represent women. I printed on images of women using winter green oil and also cut out faces out printed images of women (a long with some babies). A lot of my work is about women’s rights, I like to express that. Stop the oppression on women!
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Creativity means that I can express myself, through art. I can make anything I want to and give it a true meaning. Creativity makes me feel special and unique, there’s nothing like it. Everyone is different when it comes to creativity, no one is the same, everyone is unique.
