Donna Painting

Donna, Spray Paint and Acrylic on Canvas, 7’x4’, 2011 Artwork is not mounted, loose canvas Modeled after Michelangelo's David, Katrina Majkut’s Donna is about relabeling famous art made in the image of patriarchal culture and used, instead, as a tool for promoting and empowering women. Historically, portraits and images of men promoted the idea of strength and power, whereas female portraits and images where limited to domestic pursuits and gentle natures. Only on occasion (typically rare heads-of-state), women where portrayed as powerful heroines. By turning David into Donna, women’s activism can use the same marketing and branding strategies that men have employed throughout history. Donna is as strong, courageous and inspirational as David is, yet obviously female. And Donna embodies further parallels: Equality: Originally, David symbolized the defense of civil liberties; similarly, Donna represents the defense of women’s current civil rights. Michelangelo sculpted David caught between conscious awareness and action, which is another similarity to women's awareness (or lack thereof) of their state of equality and their pursuit for change. History: The sculpture of David was originally intended for public installation—late 19th century’s version of street art—not the Accademia Gallery in Florence. The nature of street or graffiti art is to be publicly seen, which makes the art’s message accessible to all. Contemporary graffiti and pop art’s popularity and influence grows daily in response to a new generation’s craving for truth, transparency and openness, with Banksy and Shepard Fairey as the leading voices—however, their voices are limited to a male perspective. While female graffiti and pop artists exist, they have been marginalized with little to no attention in comparison to their male colleagues. Women have relied on men to be our heroes because we lack heroines of our own that are equal in courage and strength. Katrina Majkut’s Donna aims to be that heroine, freely championing women’s causes and confidently depicting their strength.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:48 W x 84 H x 1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.