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Looking forward to the new four-part series from Grayson Perry which airs on channel 4 (U.K.) next week. 'Rites of Passage' will see Grayson explore the landmark events that mark each and every one of us. Interested to see his exploration of birth and marriage/parenting under a contemporary, and secular microscope. . . . #graysonperry #ritesofpassage #genderidentity #transvestite #channelfour #documentaries #birth #marriage #death #contemporaryartist #representationsofmotherhood #photography #portrait #ceramic #creativity
Film Still from Laura Jane Fook's @ljfooks recent series of short films exploring motherhood and her personal experience of post natal depression. Trained in photography, Laura's work has expanded into film, sculpture and performance to explore maternal relationships, anxiety, identity and the role of the mother artist. . . . #laurajanefooks #motherhood #postnataldepression #anxiety #mentalhealth #healing #expression #artistmom #maternalhealth #photography #film #spiltmilkmembers #womeninthearts #creativityheals #makingmotherhoodvisible #motherhoodrising #honestmotherhood
'Looking Up' oil on canvas by Jessica Kirkpatrick, one of several paintings featured in the recent HOME exhibition @oldprintworksbrum @msjkirkpatrickart . "This piece is about longing for home. But she is on the outside looking in. Home and family represent both belonging and a fetishistic middle class consumerism and idealization of the family unit. The house looms, asserting itself as a symbol success behind a property line fence. The woman disappears into her role as mother--and they are but cartoons of real life. Of course much of this is based on my contradictory feelings of being home raising children and understanding my own desires for home, and a sense of normalcy. I express this sentiment in art, but in real life am living it. I think the main point of this painting is contradiction." . . . . #painting #jessicakirkpatrick #printworksbirmingham #lookingup #motherhood #nostalgia #california #suburbia #childhood #scotland #motherartist #homexhibition #birmingham #artistmom #familylife #expatlife #spiltmilk #makingmotherhoodvisible #home #womeninthearts #motherhoodrising #girlrising #art #painters #edinburghartists
#Repost @feministphotographynetwork with @get_repost ・・・ Arpita Shah @arpitashah_ L: ‘Tara’, 2015 R: ‘Lydia’, 2017 Part of ‘Exchanges: Dialogue, Hesitation & Creation’ at Harbourfront Centre continuing to Sept 16, 2018. #artportgallery #fpn #feministphotographynetwork #scotland #wildfires #womeninphotography #femalegaze #feminist #feministphotographer #feministartist #Exchange #artistsresidency #portrait #motherhood
Ishbel Myerscough 'Self Portrait' 2013. Ishbel studied at Glasgow School of Art and the Slade School of Art; she won the @nationalportraitgallery BP Portrait Award in 1995 and has become renowned for her portraits which zoom in on the things we try to edit out; wrinkles, moles, stretch marks, veins, hair. Producing many self portraits throughout her career, here she stands with her daughter strong, proud, vulnerable, protective, fragile, mother, artist. . . . @ishbelmyerscough @flowersgallery . . #ishbelmyerscough #selfportrait #motherdaughter #portraitgallery #selfie #bpportraitaward #motherhood #motherartist #gsa #slade #femalenude #flowersgallery #brittushartist #femalepainter
"My mother taught me the importance not just of being seen but of seeing myself. As the mother of two girls, it’s important to me that they see themselves too—in books, films, and on runways. It’s important to me that they see themselves as CEOs, as bosses, and that they know they can write the script for their own lives—that they can speak their minds and they have no ceiling. They don’t have to be a certain type or fit into a specific category. They don’t have to be politically correct, as long as they’re authentic, respectful, compassionate, and empathetic. They can explore any religion, fall in love with any race, and love who they want to love. I want the same things for my son. I want him to know that he can be strong and brave but that he can also be sensitive and kind. I want my son to have a high emotional IQ where he is free to be caring, truthful, and honest. It’s everything a woman wants in a man, and yet we don’t teach it to our boys. I hope to teach my son not to fall victim to what the internet says he should be or how he should love. I want to create better representations for him so he is allowed to reach his full potential as a man, and to teach him that the real magic he possesses in the world is the power to affirm his own existence. I’m in a place of gratitude right now. I am accepting of who I am. I will continue to explore every inch of my soul and every part of my artistry. I want to learn more, teach more, and live in full. I’ve worked long and hard to be able to get to a place where I can choose to surround myself with what fulfills and inspires me." 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 @beyonce in her own words for @voguemagazine Photographed by @tylersphotos . . . #queenbey #motherhood #fupa #legacy #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #empoweredmom #motherartist #beyonce #honestmotherhood #girlsontop #yasqueen #makingmotherhoodvisible #praisebey
In honour of #breastfeedingweek Mary Cassatt 'Louise Nursing Her Child', 1898. Cassatt was a pioneering impressionist painter who has become best known for her intimate portraits of mothers and children engaged in the quiet moments of everyday domestic life. . . . #breastfeeding #marycassatt #breastfeedingweek #impressionism #femalepainters #artherstory #motherandchild #freethenipplemovement #breasts #portrait #mumandbaby #painting #motherhoodrising #artgirlrising #makingmotherhoodvisible
Very relatable panel from Lauren Weinstein's @vineshtein recent piece for @newyorkermag Very much recommend reading the whole piece via the link below- so good! 🙌🏽🌟💕 #Repost @vineshtein with @get_repost ・・・ My piece about Paula Modersohn- Becker and trying to work as an artist and a mother is up at the New Yorker today! https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/being-an-artist-and-a-mother/amp#referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s