Heres my belly cast from the end of my pregnancy.
I have some vague ideas of an art piece around this. A couple of years ago I did a scultural piece for the Open Exhibition with Studio Upstairs which was around body image and the media's skewed perception of what is and isn't beautiful or acceptable.
My thoughts are not clear, but I think I want to revisit these ideas, incorporating something to do with my pregnant form. I have never been so comfortable with my body as I was when I was pregnant, and I want to work with ideas around this.
Its always interesting when my work takes me in different directions other than painting. My ideas for my next solo exhibition feel a bit like this. I want to do something that is less about canvasses with the appeal for people to buy, and perhaps more about the content of the exhibition. Exhibiting for exhibitings sake, rather than to try and sell. I am much braver now around this and willing to take more risks with what I show. However, I think this next exhibition may take place in Bristol rather than Weston. Much as I like to shake people up, I'm not sure Weston is quite ready for some of my ideas!! I mean, if people can be freaked out or made indignant by some of my paintings (which are, in my opinion, mostly just colourful abstract imagary!) then heaven knows what they would make of some of my more "out there" ideas!
AH! So many ideas, so little time!
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Just you wait to see what some of the work i've got lined up for the Weston arts festival is like! I'm probably going to leave out the embroidered porn pieces from Lou Trigg, in favour of some of her other work, but the temptation is great!
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