lady in red
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This piece was created on canvas using acrylic paints as washes to develop an acrylic painting on canvas before textures, gradients and images were sourced from magazines and collaged to the composition. The composition brings together three famous depictions of women over time, Lucca Madonna by Van Eyck, Carey by Janet Werner and Anita Berber by Otto Dix. Skewing representations of women, the three images are melded together with modern imagery to critically assess the complexity of contemporary female representation. A raven is added to the headdress of Madonna in the centre of the piece, over the heart, bringing attention to the ongoing death and rebirth of the female identity. There are odes to the pieces of Eyck, Werner and Dix in this new piece, mixing their depictions of women over time to create a skewed gaze. Mixing antique techniques with the modern application of collage, 'lady in red' illustrates the complexity of female representation.
Where it's been: The New Plains Review, The Central Dissent: Journal of Gender and Sexuality, The University of Central Oklahoma
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About the artist
Brenna Tomas is an interdisciplinary female artist, recreation therapist, writer and mother born and raised in Bawating, the Robinson-Huron treaty territory of Ontario, Canada, now called Sault Ste Marie. She graduated with a diploma in Recreation Therapy from Canadore College in 2010, obtained her , ... View full profile
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