VIEW IN MY ROOM
United States
Painting, Gouache on Paper
Size: 30 W x 22 H x 1 D in
Ships in a Crate
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Over the past few years, Katie Commodore’s artwork has concentrated on creating intimate portraits of her friends, often focusing on how they express their sexuality. Not whether they prefer men or women, but sexuality in the broader sense- what is it that makes them feel sexy, how do they express that physically, and how has it changed over the years? We change out clothes every season, our physical appearance through body modification, loosing weight, gaining weight, tattoos, etc; we change our kinks and sexual preferences partner to partner, year to year. Our sexuality, and how we feel about it, is in constant flux; the same way that we redecorate our homes, change the wallpaper and curtains, change the sheets. Commodore likens this subtle change in how her friends express themselves to the way society also expresses its collective self through decorative patterns. In a round about way, it can be looked at as a meter of a population’s “sexuality”- the public expression of the private. Bright colors, vibrant patterns, clean lines, and minimal decoration all provide a window into the personalities that chose or created them. Historians and anthropologists often use the decorative remnants (pots, jewelry, frescos, etc.) of past cultures to gain valuable insight into the lives of the people that created them, the same sort of cultural portrait can be drawn from our design choices today. Katie Commodore has exhibited all over the United States, and Europe, including England, Italy, Germany and Greece. She has her undergraduate degree from Maryland Institute, College of Art and her Masters of Fine Art degree from Rhode Island School of Design. Currently she lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Painting:Gouache on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:30 W x 22 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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United States
Born: 1978, American
What is sex appeal? What makes up a persons sexuality? Not in the common sense of whether a person is attracted to men or women, but what is it that turns us on, and how do we express that?
So often in how we manifest our own sexuality it appears to be something completely mutable, something almost decorative. Just like the mainstream view of sex, a persons fantasies and sexual activities change with time. From college days of experimentation, to discovering personal kinks, to rediscovering the pure and simple thrill of nice underwear, what turns us on changes day to day, season to season, just like curtains or wallpaper.
I make art showing real ways that people express their ever-changing sexuality. These are images of my friends, using their costumes and props, with their choices in partners, living their sex lives, and acting out their fantasies, without judgment. Essentially I am providing examples of reality, too many people are ashamed of the taboo of their own sexual reality. I am simply trying to expose the positive possibilities to people that are just too afraid to look. This is not scary or dirty stuff, sex is supposed to be fun, enjoy!
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