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Sharon ShapiroDon't Be Scared
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Representations of women can agitate for a cultural shift. For three decades, I have portrayed female identity in painting. Chronicling the complexities of growing up in the American South, I confront the complications of nostalgia, memory, and femininity.
Interested in the tensions and aspirations that arise in adolescence and continue in adulthood, I stage women to photograph, which I then collage to provide the basis for my paintings. I evaluate intimacy and vulnerability using autobiographical experience to construct a narrative. I celebrate the space between Arcadia and scrolling iPhones, between being self-conscious and totally unguarded.
Beauty is a temptation for the viewer, but cracks in the artifice reveal veiled content. Fluorescent color and graffiti present a dystopian element in the scene that tilts the viewers' relationship with the subject. Inspired by personal events, collective myths, and pop culture, I present a world in which time coalesces and collapses.
- Creator:Sharon Shapiro (American)
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1757213017132
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