Art!

So, I promised to share a little bit of my art on here, so lt me start by sharing a recent piece i did entitled "Support System". (My solo show is up now! See it asap, it comes down Aug 2nd! http://www.jfku.edu/news/exhibitions/ ).

My latest work has been about "girl stuff". More specifically, all the things I own that a man generally doesn't. High heels, make up, bras, etc.

On one hand, I love being a girl, and I love having all these things I get to use to alter/enhance/change up my identity.

On the other hand, what do they really have to do with me? I feel like sometimes people see the high heels and short skirt, and not the girl in them. Do these things make me feel pretty? Or do they make me feel like a puppet?

A little of both, for me. What about you?

Lauren Larken: Life as Art

I just discovered Lauren Larken, a performance artist who works out gender issues via art and performance.

Here's a video talking about some of her projects.


video provided by justinlange

I first thought of Heidi when I say her work. Larkin is simply trying to make what a woman goes through in terms of "keeping up appearances" into more of a public realm. But, she is also about being a woman and embracing it and loving it and living it--which I can get on top of.

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