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Series: Items For Women                                                 Artist Statement   Iron Corset acrylic and ink on canvas 30.5 x 25.4 cm 12 x 10 in 2008   Chastity Belt acrylic and ink on canvas 30.5 x 25.4 cm 12 x 10 in 2008   Chinese Shoe acrylic and ink on canvas 25.4 x 20.3 cm 10 x 8 in 2008 sold   High Heel Pump acrylic and ink on canvas 25.4 x 20.3 cm 10 x 8 in 2008   Bone Corset acrylic and ink on canvas 25.4 x 20.3 cm 10 x 8 in 2008   Bum Roll acrylic and ink on canvas 25.4 x 20.3 cm 10 x 8 in 2008   Cage Crinoline acrylic and ink on canvas 25.4 x 20.3 cm 10 x 8 in 2008   IUD's acrylic and ink on canvas 25.4 x 20.3 cm 10 x 8 in 2008 sold  Artist Statement 'Items for women' is an ongoing series. The list of items that have been designed for women is a long and fascinating one I'd like to fully explore. The concept of the series is simple: it is a collection of images that are illustrations of products designed with women in mind. Some are cruel, some are frivolous, and some are both. The series is as simple visually, as it is conceptually. The paintings are black and white, much like the series I am currently working on of larger, more complex paintings. The limitation of color reduces the image to its essence, and what that essence is can depend as much upon the viewer as it does upon the item itself. While many of the items would be universally perceived to be detrimental for women, or even barbaric, others are disdained or adored, depending on the viewer. For example, a high heeled pump is both a loved and hated object, some women may see it as a tortuous fashion item devised by men to make women vulnerable. Other women may feel sexy in heels, or feel that the added height makes them less vulnerable, and not want go a day without them. 'Items for Women' is a visual survey that allows the viewer to form her/his own opinion about the objects and their uses. This collection of women's things, sometimes intimate things, reflects something of women's roles and choices in society, in various centuries. Home   •  Contact  •   Price List   •  Bio Selected Paintings |  Cosmo |  Chapel by the Sea |  Cross |  Horizon |  Celebration |  Triangle |  Stained Glass |  Chair & Table |  Nun in Field |  Boots |  Triptych Red |  Triptych Yellow |  Triptych Blue |  Home |  Mist |  Sacred Space |  White Sky Blue Moon |  Algiz |  Wings, Tunnels & Boats |  Angle |  Room |  Yin Yang Sunset |  Laguz |  Eggs & Fertility |  Berkana |  Red Moon |  Wallpaper |  Totem # 9 |  Totem # 7 |  Totem # 6 |  Totem # 8 |  Totem # 5 |  Totem # 4 |  Totem # 11 |  Totem # 10 |  Mushroom |  Rush Hour |  Village |  Lady Jane |  Jester |  Apples |  Hillside |  Bride |  Dancers |  2 Women |  Eqyptian Queen Installation Art |  Sod Project |  Sod Project #1 |  Sod Project #2 |  Sod Project #3 |  Sod Project #4 |  Sod Project #5 |  Sod Project #6 |  Sod Project #7 |  Sod Project #8 |  Redpath |  Redpath #1 |  Redpath #2 |  Redpath #3 |  Redpath #4 |  Redpath #5 |  Redpath #6 |  Redpath #7 |  Redpath #8 |  Redpath #9 |  Redpath #10 |  Redpath #11 |  Doors |  Doors #1 |  Doors #2 |  Doors #3 |  Ladder and Soil |  Ladder and Soil #1 |  Ladder and Soil #2 |  Totem |  Totem #1 Recent Paintings |  White # 10 |  White # 9 |  White # 8 |  White #7 |  White #6 |  White #5 |  Surreal Abstraction Time Flies |  Series Artist Statement |  Pilgrim Warrior |  Essay |  Marie Madeleine |  Essay |  Fille De Joie |  Essay |  The Flying Nun |  Essay |  Ab Ovo |  Essay |  Promenade |  Essay |  Sarasvati |  Essay |  Triumvirate |  Essay |  Garden |  Flowers |  Ocean houses Floaters |  White #1 |  White #2 |  White #3 |  White #4 |  Blue |  Spirals |  Village Essays |  Essay#1 |  Essay#2 |  Essay#3 All images are the sole property of Natasha Lukanovich. All Content Copyright Natasha Lukanovich©