Artist Statement by Disillusioned-dreams, literature
Literature
Artist Statement
My work is concerned with the construction of femininity and the ideal; exploring the notion that the female body is constantly kept in a state of flux in order to be sold a constructed ideal self.
Judith Butler argued that gender is the process of embodiment, which results from repeated performances of acts of gendering; there is no such thing as a ‘natural’ body, the body is a passive recipient of social and cultural influences/pressures, and therefore, every/body is socially and culturally constructed – ‘woman has to perform womanliness constantly to be recognised as a woman’ (Doy,2007:50).
Femininity has be
Artist Statement by Disillusioned-dreams, literature
Literature
Artist Statement
My work is concerned with the construction of femininity and the ideal; exploring the notion that the female body is constantly kept in a state of flux in order to be sold a constructed ideal self.
Judith Butler argued that gender is the process of embodiment, which results from repeated performances of acts of gendering; there is no such thing as a ‘natural’ body, the body is a passive recipient of social and cultural influences/pressures, and therefore, every/body is socially and culturally constructed – ‘woman has to perform womanliness constantly to be recognised as a woman’ (Doy,2007:50).
Femininity has be
Current Residence: England, Loughborough Favourite genre of music: Blues, Political, Grunge, Rock Favourite style of art: Conceptual, performance MP3 player of choice: i-pod classic
Favourite Visual Artist
Orlan
Favourite Movies
a street car name desire (prefer reading it but the music is incredible)
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Billy Bragg, Rory Gallagher, Marcy Playground, Mary Prankster, Otis Redding