Creator Painting

I wanted to depict the physicality of motherhood, and felt that breastfeeding embodies much of the pain, sacrifice, and emotional complexity that I experience as a mom. Unfortunately, depictions of a woman breastfeeding have become “cozy” images of bonding, or iconography of Madonna with child. But in our society, breastfeeding is a controversial subject, and pumping is a subset of the subject. To have the resources, ability and choice to pump is a privileged position to occupy. I chose to represent the act of pumping to return the focus to the complex physical and emotional experience of motherhood. These themes of sacrifice and iconography in conjunction with the subject of portrait of the artist brought Durer’s self-portrait to mind. The idea of artists linking their experience as a creator with that of a deity has always seemed the height of hubris to me. When linking the larger themes surrounding Jesus — love, pain and sacrifice — motherhood seems to be the most relevant human experience. While I mock the vanity of a master like Durer, I realize the hubris in linking myself with both Durer and a deity.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 20 H x 1 D in

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