Seventeen Years

In this newest painting, I am exploring themes of the female experience. Both in the modern world and referencing the historical stories that have molded perceptions. From historical culture to the ever-present male gaze. It has been such a strange idea to me how the physicality a person is born with is used to determine access in society.

Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_and_the_Elders_(Artemisia_Gentileschi,_Pommersfelden)