Body Language
Most of the work in Body Language was created between 1988 and 1995. These paintings and painting/installations isolate body imagery and pose questions about the nature of gender, love, beauty and American culture at the end of the 20th century.
MEMENTO
1995; Oil on metal lockets, chain, charm, steel shelf; 3” x 108” x 3”; 19 paintings.
TRUE LOVE
1994; Oil on copper, chain, jewelry findings; 120” x 96”; 15 paintings.
Top right: Still from “Mighty Aphrodite”, Woody Allen’s 1995 film. Peter Weller and Helena Bonham Carter kiss in front of TRUE LOVE
30 OF MY WORST FEATURES
1992; Oil on metal, engraved brass, jewelry findings; 31” x 42”, 30 paintings
Among the 30 features depicted are:
Cellulite
No Cleavage
Fillings in Teeth
Hairy Mole on Right Arm
Grey Hair
Spider Veins
Bruise on Left Thigh
BEAUTY REINCARNATED
1991; Oil on copper, boxes, engraved brass, wood table; 28” x 30” x 18”; 4 paintings.
Beauty Reincarnated was inspired by Sarah Goodridge’s 1828 self-portrait miniature, Beauty Revealed.
BEAUTY REVEALED, REINCARNATED AND RECONSTRUCTED
2016; Watercolor on ivory, box; 2-3/8” x 3” x1-3/8”.
An updated version of Beauty Reincarnated (see above), 25 years later, after my breast cancer surgeries and after I had switched from painting with oils to watercolor.
MALE MUSE
1991; Oil on metal, metal lockets, brass stampings; 44” x 33”; 19 paintings.
BOOK OF LIFE
1992; Oil on metal lockets, steel table chain; 33-1/2” x 34” x 6”; 12 paintings.
LOVE HANDLE
1992; Oil on copper, metal locket, antique metal castings; 2-3/4” x 9”
10 OF MY BEST FACIAL FEATURES
1991; Oil on copper, engraved brass, stamped metal frames; 37” x 25”, 10 paintings
THIRTEEN TERRORS
1992; Oil on brass and copper, engraved brass, jewelry findings; 82"” x 4”; 13 paintings
FALSE SELVES
1992; Oil on copper, engraved brass, enameled frames; 31” x 42”, 5 paintings
THE WALL OF TONGUES
1990; Oil on copper; 120” x 96”; 31 paintings, each 7” x 5”. Flexible installation format.
MANY NAVELS HUNG AT APPROXIMATELY NAVEL HEIGHT
1990; Oil on copper; 31 paintings, each 1-1/2”. Flexible installation format, title of the piece changes according to configuration.
14 OF MY LEASTSIGNIFICANT FEATURES
1990; Oil on copper, engraved brass; 75’ x 30”; 14 paintings
MANY NIPPLES
1989; Oil on copper; 120” x 12”; 20 paintings, each 1-1/2”.
3 KINGS
1990; Oil on panel, engraved brass, metal leaf, wood frame; 28’ x 30”
BUTTOCKS
1989; Oil on panel, wood frame; 26-½” x 30-¼”
GOOD, BETTER, BEST
1989; Oil on wood, engraved brass; 10” x 24” x 4”
ASSHOLE
1988; Oil on panel, wood frame; 5” diameter