Woman

“It is essential to woman’s equality with man that she be the decision maker, that her choice be controlling……If you impose restraints that impede her choice, you are disadvantaging her because of her sex.” - U.S Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Badder Ginsburg.

Living in a world where women are still struggling to achieve equality in status, “Woman” is a powerful and confident take on what it means to be a woman today and the importance of having choices. The irony in this piece is symbolised by the dark figure in the bottom right corner, reminding me/the viewer, that we re still living in a mans world and there's a heavy weight on our shoulders.

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I am a self taught artist. I have been painting since 2002 and I have always loved art from a young age. My work is inspired by my life experiences and I draw on these experience to create my work. I love the freedom painting gives me to express myself. I find it therapeutic to create and I’d be miserable without it.

My artistic process varies from painting to painting. Most of my work is not planned before I put the paint onto the canvas. I recognise that I paint the way I feel and all of my work is very personal. After I finish a painting I reflect on what was going on in my life when I produced it and it is usually then that I ascertain its meaning. At times I’ll get an urge to create something without knowing why and only come to realise what the painting meant to me once it is finished. To date I have penciled in two canvases before painting them. I don’t really like knowing where a work is going or having a set plan because I enjoy being lost in the process.