ARTIST STATEMENT
'Portrait of Her' is a caricature of a disconnected wealthy woman dripping with jewels and ruffles. Utilising the production of luxuries – she is slowly being turned into a grotesque creature due to her consumption of fashion and jewels at the expense of her fellow women. Her face is taken over with features of a boar and a cat as a representation of greed and a cat being associated with feminine energy. Inspired by Del Kathryn Barton representation of women as divine beings, I took inspiration from modern fantasy drawing exaggerating features in a stylistic way to morph creatures together.
ARTWORK PROCESS
Something I am passionate about is textile waste in the fast fashion industry and the unethical ways in which big companies make their clothes. Using this idea, I highlighted consumerism and feminism by experimenting with a range of media focusing my activism, manifested as the idea of critiquing rich people, specifically women, who ignore the suffering of their own kind. I then came up with the idea of 'Portrait of Her' communicating greed to support my stance on the fast fashion industry. Using sewing machines, bathtub and jewelry box as symbols also reinforced the isolation and separation involved in over
