In a previous post we looked at Heather Marie Scholl's "Sometimes It's Hard to Be a Woman", a fashion installation tackling domestic violence and dating based sexual assaults. As you may remember, Scholl launched a Kickstarter campaign (running through July 9th, 2014) to help crowdfunding this project.
Today the artist and fashion designer is back on Irenebrination to talk about the female icons who inspire her in her work and life, “amazing women,” she explained via email “who have been creating and impacting our world. Remembering them and discovering new artists and histories is just one way I remember we are all allies. We have always been here, it has always been hard to be a woman creating, and we need to support each others' endeavors.”
talking about supportin each other, Scholl will take part in an experimental project with RAW showcase and will be working with Alexzandria Jade (Brooklyn, 24th July 2014). Stay tuned to discover tomorrow further artists Heather Marie Scholl loves in the second part of this special.
Kahlo was the first female artist that really spoke to me in a big way. Her work centers around her self portraits, though she occasionally experimented with other focal points. It’s deeply personal and surrealist. I see her as one of the key artists that embodied the idea of "the personal is political" but without that conscious intention. She was aware of the world, was critical of it, but was also deeply emotional.
Tracey Emin
Emin brought a sense of female sexual freedom to her work. She often made works that commented on her own sexual life, like "everyone I have ever slept with" tent. She's worked with a variety of materials from drawing and painting to fiber arts and neon lights. She was also one of the early artists to pick up embroidery and use it in a subversive fine art way. Her critique of embroidery while still using it as an art form has influenced current trends of embroidery as revolt.
Cindy Sherman
Sherman is a master of disguise. Through altering her own body with costumes and make up she steps into characters of people. She lets us step into other people’s lives by doing it herself. From high society women, to a middle America trucker or a professional clown she tells their stories in her own skin. I was immediately drawn to her way of story telling through the body. Without judgment she lets us see the variety of lived experiences.
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