An A3 Limited Edition Fine Art Print
Printed on 310g Hahnemuhler German Etching Paper.
Paper Size: 307mm x 430mm
Print Size: 297mm x 420mm
Each print comes signed and dated by the artist.
Limited Edition of 50
Brand new work!
I'm fascinated with the ways in which women's bodies have been manipulated through history to achieve certain fashions. Take 18th century panniers for instance, as featured in this recent Simone Rocha for Gaultier outfit. I've often thought of them as a bit of a hindrance to movement etc but I read something recently that made me rethink - some say that the reason they became so popular in the 18th century was that the extreme shape they made allowed the women that wore them to literally take up more space and thus be more visible in the male dominated world. Isn't that interesting? And understandable. Obviously the idea that women had to use visual aids to be noticed or to feel more present is still with us today - how often do we still 'dress up' to give us confidence in life/work/social situations. Is it because we still feel that somehow we have to do this to deserve our own space? To feel worthy of taking up space?
Anyway I've given the space filling Rocha to this beautiful depiction of Mary Magdalene, painted in 1510 by Piero di Cosimo. Mary is one of those people whose presence or the space she has been allowed to fill or take up has been endlessly dissected and reinvented for centuries, mainly by men. So I like the idea of her wearing this and taking up the space that she wants.