The Body Parts
When a fellow artist offered me some mannequin parts, my interest was piqued. What you see here is the beginning of an exploration of my personal experience as the inhabitant of a female body. I have not yet tackled the challenging theme of aging in that body, but the preliminary sketches are on the table and the work has begun.
Anatomy of a Song
Mixed media on a mannequin torso. 30" x 14" x 7"
Fanny (front)
Mixed media on a mannequin pelvis. 14.5" x 14.5" x 9.5"
Fanny (back)
Mixed media on a mannequin pelvis. 14.5" x 14.5" x 9.5"
If I Were Male
Mixed media on a mannequin chest. 14" x 14.5" x7"
Untitled Torso
Mixed media on a mannequin torso. 23" x 15" x 7"
Bye Bye, Birdie.
Antique bird cage, artist's mannequin, feathers, bird toys. 19.5" x 13" x 13"
"The figure is still the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's charged with and how much subject matter is there."
--Jim Dine, artist