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Muliebrity Exhibit, Polina Bright, Tionna Watson, Gerda Boateng, Lauren Haywood. Photoshop. 2023 |
Muliebrity means having the characteristics of a woman, or womanhood, and this is one thing I share with four of my five inspirations, who explore the many intersections with womanhood. Blackness, nature, black history, and wildlife. These women are Tashiann Watson, Polina Bright, Lauren Haywood, and Gerda Boateng. In this presentation, I am creating an exhibit of works that explore common themes I do with my work and compare how we interpret these themes through our works. These women are amazing contemporary artists and work with many different materials like gold leaf, chocolate, watercolor, oil, acrylic, and digital. One aspect of Watson’s work that is shared in my work is black muliebrity. Exploring the black woman and her beautiful aspects. Tashiann Watson is my mother and I see this shared theme as a genetic heirloom that she has passed down to me. Boateng explores the qualities of being a black woman and the intersection between art and womanhood. “As a self-taught artist, my goal is to use my illustrations and paintings to express a different standard of beauty. By showing Women of minorities that we are art too. I create art that is meant to focus on the beauty in our “flaws”.” – Boateng. Haywood explores the intersections between blackness and womanhood. Polina Bright is one of my favorite artists and I hope to one day collaborate with her. Bright explores the connections between women, nature, and wildlife, creating these beautiful watercolor portraits. Jack Whitten is the fifth artist I chose. I learned about him from the Art21 videos, and I was drawn to his artistic process and desire to always explore the painting. If I got to meet one artist, it would have been Jack Whitten. He inspires me to be diverse in theme, not just focusing on black women, but all women of color. Placing these works together, not including Whitten's, is an exhibit of works that demonstrate muliebrity in all its forms.
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