#openwork3

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The artwork displayed on the left reading “Times Up” is one I like to also associate with the means of being a feminist. 

I like to read this as “times up, so shut up.” This becomes clear when reflecting to the image of the open mouth and the analogue clock hands. The text conveys the ideal of telling people to stop assuming my own values and beliefs as a feminist. While also conveying the concept that we all need to stop judging feminists and actually listen to our issues as a matter of seriousness.

These two acrylic on canvas artworks are both directly aimed at the anti-feminist community. Despite being two very different works I wanted to convey a similar message with the reflection of colour and text in both artworks. 

Upon creating this body of work I would like to continue with text art in my future artworks. 

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I added bold black text “No, I do not hate men” over the original image. 

The bold text stands out and acts as a focal point for the artwork. 

The text itself I chose as something in which I find myself explaining and conveying often after telling people I’m a feminist. Being a topic that I strongly stand for, the first thought that comes to someones head is “you must hate men,” and this is not what being a feminist is about.

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Referring to work by Barbara Kruger.

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For my third open work/body of work, I wanted to produce acrylic canvases reflecting a feminist propaganda text style. I first created this swirling image of faces which follows my aesthetic of a contour line approach. The faces are seen very blank and abstract among the pink and red shades. The colour palette strongly referring to a very feminine stereotype along with the shape of large lips, small noses and big eyes.