February
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Artist Insight: Sondra Meszaros @ CORKIN Gallery
  Artist Insight: Sondra Meszaros Sondra Meszaros explores counter narratives of female sexuality by deconstructing and reconstructing identities. In the bodies of work Damned and Strange Spot from 2019, her images disturb, renegotiate and reclaim the representation of women and the female figure.  Sondra Meszaros, Damned #10, 2010, mixed media, digital pigment print on rag paper, 52 x 41 in.Meszaros passionately collects erotica from the 1920s and 30s and uses images in her collection, reworking them to uncover the power dynamic and inequality in the history of image making. She paints, tears and cuts to produce her final artwork that questions desire. Installation view at Corkin Gallery, 2019   Top: Sondra Meszaros, strange spot #1, 2019, oil pastel on digital pigment print on rag paper, 53 x 41 in.Bottom L-R: Sondra Meszaros, strange spot #70, 2018 – 2019, book page with oil pastel, 14 3/4 x 12 1/4 in., Sondra Meszaros, strange spot #109, 2018 – 2019, book page with oil pastel, 14 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.Meszaros takes inspiration from feminist performance art, Dada photomontage, secret pocket erotica, and 19th century correspondence practices. The resulting works produce a revisionist female erotic experience.  Installation view at Corkin Gallery, 2019 (L: Damned #8, 2019, R: Damned #5, 2019)  L: Sondra Meszaros, Damned #5, 2019, mixed media collage on found image, 12 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.R (Top to Bottom): Sondra Meszaros, it’s damned if you don’t and it’s damned if you do #12, 2019, mixed media collage on found image, 12 1/4 x 14 3/4 in., Sondra Meszaros, it’s damned if you don’t and it’s damned if you do #16, 2019, mixed media collage on found image, 12 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. Visit Sondra’s Artist Page |
