VIEW IN MY ROOM
Kazakhstan
Installation, canvas on Canvas
Size: 31.5 W x 23.6 H x 4 D in
Ships in a Box
“You are supposed to be a girl” — these are the three words every woman is constantly hearing while she is growing up. Time after time, the repetitions of this phrase makes it turn into a life’s program, limiting and shaping the inner urge to follow someone’s set up rules rather than live a full life, self-confidently. “You’re supposed to be a girl” is subsequently replaced by a natural “a woman should” and thus gets to run in the family. Potential, with which any person, regardless of sex, may be endowed from birth, is ruthlessly cut up with the seamstress’s scissors. Talent, which always rebels against senseless tradition, has no opportunity to reveal itself. All this is decorated with bells and whistles of “the highest purpose” – or hammered to its crucifix? – and the bride is ready. "The artist from Almaty eternalized the fatally beaten phrase by forming a crucifix in a soiled towel. Handiwork, usually associated with painstaking craftsmanship, appears here to be deliberately rude – the unconsciously repressed Bad Girl broke loose and chopped up kitchen paper with a blunt ax (hitting someone’s fingers). Cloth, lace – usually a compliant material – were attacked a la Lucio Fontana, re-appropriating connotations of vaginal incisions." Oxana Shatalova
Installation:canvas on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:31.5 W x 23.6 H x 4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Kazakhstan.
Have additional questions?
Please visit our help section or contact us.
Kazakhstan
I was born in a vast country that ceased to exist. I was educated as an architect but after a few years of professional practice, I realized that my artistic tastes were in a deep conflict with what was in demand in the country's postcolonial market. In 2006 I downshifted to a freelancer and have balanced between "design for money and art for love". Since 2010 I took part in over 20 exhibitions and modern art festivals in Europe and Asia. I discovered that the topics that interest me most are the postcolonial reality, the poetic in the political, and gender politics. I believe that the world is tired of self-expressing artists, and it's time for Zen art when the manifestation of the already existing harmony and the transmission of optics become more important than fantasies.
Thousands Of Five-Star Reviews
We deliver world-class customer service to all of our art buyers.
Global Selection
Explore an unparalleled artwork selection by artists from around the world.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Our 14-day satisfaction guarantee allows you to buy with confidence.
Support An Artist With Every Purchase
We pay our artists more on every sale than other galleries.
Need More Help?