Description of work: This is a show about women's faces and expressions--fairy tale, feminist, surreal, historical. Each painting will be projected along with haiku written for it by various local authors--and audience participation.
The images in this slideshow represent three years of learning how to paint faces. I produced over 325 portraits in this time.
I'll digitally project images of the paintings and haiku onto a large blank frame. I hope to have audience participation via internet where people might choose an image from among the random 325+ slides or write a haiku to project along with a painting.
Here's a prototype of the images that will be in the slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christinestephens/sets/72157612591397335/show/
I love the stories these faces tell. I'm overjoyed to have people's impressions and ideas expressed in poetry alongside the images. I hope it deepens the experience of viewing the art. |