Figurative Bust Sculpture

Dimensions: 3.5 X 6.5

Artist Statement:

When deciding which social issue or issues to choose as inspiration for these figurative busts, I wanted both sculptures to go with each other, meaning, intertwine with each other conceptually. I chose two social issues that are very similar, the lack of women's empowerment in America and patriarchy in the workforce. The first sculpture resembles a women experiencing patriarchy in the workforce. I wanted to dress her as a business women with a pantsuit and glasses while sporting a tight bun hairstyle to be seen as professional in an office setting specifically. I intentionally did not give her a mouth because it is creating this picture that women sometimes do not have a voice specifically when working with men in an office setting. The second sculpture resembles a women who is being restrained and told "she can't". She is being restrained from what she wants to do and typically women are told "no" when trying to achieve something in their lives. Her mouth is covered with the words, "you can't". I chose the color red because the color usually represents a "stop" sign or signal. The stands that both sculptures are sitting on are covered in a white piece of cloth with words written in black. The written words on the cloth are hurtful words that are usually said to women. I used the words "worthless", "listen", "stupid", etc.; to emphasize what are said to women maybe in the workforce or outside of the workforce. I chose to write the words in black because it creates this dark and bold effect especially on white cloth. Overall, I wanted to create the lack of women's empowerment and patriarchy in the workforce visually because what women may experience sometimes does happen behind the scenes or closed doors and I wanted to bring awareness to these issues as a woman in America.

Process Photos