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| Sitting,
2006 Painted wood, crystal and bronze 111 x 41 x 116cm |
Sitting, 2006 Painted wood, crystal and bronze - detail 111 x 41 x 116cm |
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| Chaise Longue, 2001-2006 Painted wood 223x64x84cm |
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| Self Portrait with Bright Red Lipstick, 2005 Oil on wood and mixed media 63.5 x 42.5 x 7cm |
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| Prosthetic Venus, 2006 Oil on wooden door, and mixed media 80 x 61 x 23cm |
Petite Fille Avec Yoyo, 2003 Painted wood, and mixed media 92 x 30 x 27.5cm |
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| Statement
High Heels and No Knickers Familiar and domestic objects inspire my work; beds, bathtubs and sofas are repossessed, translated, aggrandised. These objects have tied women to the hearth. We scrub them clean, and at times seek refuge inside them. My work examines the private places of women's lives. It embodies autobiographical events and sagas, my past and present, myself and other women. Each piece explores the relationship, and interaction between the human figure and the furniture that surrounds it. Pressure points are revealed by carving, exposing parts of the body, soft flesh and hard bone, where the figure lay and sank into the furniture. Shoes made of wood, oversized and with ridiculous heels, describe the shape and weight of the wearer...the invisible woman. The viewer is made aware of this human presence, this person who came and went leaving only a few clues. She haunts her environment. Contact details Marie-Thérèse Ross ARBS ross-biek@tiscali.co.uk |
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