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Sarah Mikenis Map #96
another version of the same beginning was simpler and more direct.
oil on canvas;  60" X 56"
untitled
graphite on paper;  22" X 30"
Frozen in your frame many times, what hours.
oil on canvas;  48" X 72"

My work explores points of intersection and disconnection between material bodies and idealized constructions of femininity.  By creating tensions between the physicality of paint and exterior and interior flesh I examine the desire to embody media images the compulsion toward self-control and the uncontrolled body in society. 

Media: drawing & colored pencil
Website: sarahmikenis.com