Rag-o-Rama Painting

Ragorama was a fabulous vintage clothing boutiques located on Delmar in University City of St. Louis, MO. I particularly loved the efforts the staff put into changing the mannequins in the window displays. This particular display seemed to be a fancy mannequin party. The composition of this painting reminded me of a painting by Edward Hopper called, "Early Sunday Morning". There are unique collage objects in this painting, including a piece of street metal, cut paper letter, and glitter on the stoplight. This was painted during the spring over a few days, as part of a the Female Flaneur series of onsite paintings. During Graduate school, I discovered Baudelaire's notion of the flaneur via Walter Benjamin, and became enchanted with the notion of this urban wanderer whom, while meandering, examines the pyschogeography or impact of the environment on the emotions and behaviors of an individual as they walk through the city . The Female Flaneur Exploration was for me, about challenging notions of femaleness and the role of the female in public spaces, by intentional making myself vulnerable and approachable through the public act of painting in St. Louis. Enroute I discovered issues of permission, safety, and interaction- When did I have to get permission to paint? What was my level of danger of being kicked out? In what public spaces did I feel safe to paint? When was I able to walk and when did I feel forced to drive? How did people interact with me?

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:14 W x 11 H x 0.5 D in

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