VIEW IN MY ROOM
United States
Printmaking, Vector on Paper
Size: 14 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
Ships in a Tube
Sea is a gender nonbinary person who uses no pronouns at all. While this makes it difficult sometimes to write about Sea, there is no doubt Sea is the coolest person I know. In this work I was attracted to the pose to interpret because it read so strongly masculine. While working on this artwork I could not help but have the pronouns he and him flitting through my mind. The hardest thing to get people to try to think about is that gender is not an issue of parts. We are not our genitals, hips, breasts, or beards. We are our brains. That's how gender can be a spectrum, and I think that Sea is a perfect and beautiful illustration of this truth. Cherry Cola is offered as a numbered, signed, limited run print. Custom sizes are available by request. Use the Contact Us link and Submit a Request for details. This work is made from PowerPoint autoshapes. No Photoshop. No Illustrator. Made using the simplest of tools, because there is something extraordinary about a crystal chalice made with a chisel.
Printmaking:Vector on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:14 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships rolled in a tube. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:United States.
Have additional questions?
Please visit our help section or contact us.
United States
I create original drawings of women, transgender women, and occasionally men, that highlight their diversity and beauty. I hope these works will evoke an emotional reaction in you. The work is political. In these days when misogyny, bigotry, and even outright calls to violence have become a fixture of the political landscape, any work that respects diversity and calls it beauty is a work of protest. The hostile way that images of women are produced and consumed is challenged by my work. It is my hope that I can capture truly human moments that each of us can relate to or admire, and in so doing enhance the social respect that we all should receive by right. Women are not the second sex. Transgender persons are not knockoffs, less than those who are assigned their most fitting gender at birth. These truths shouldn’t need explaining. I came to art early. My mother was deeply impressed by an artist interview in which the artist told of scrounging desperately for materials when he was young. She decided no child of hers would do without art materials, and that encouragement alone launched my interest in art. It was one of the truest gifts of my life. I hope you will agree. As you look through my list of influences, you might be puzzled that my work doesn't fall neatly into any of these artist's styles, or their associated movements. I am deeply affected by each of these artists or movements, but I am not trying to follow in their footsteps as a craftsman might. Instead, each informs my aesthetic sensibility as I try to create something new, fresh, and relevant. Of my influences, the one I am most commonly compared to is Patrick Nagel, a Los Angeles pop artist from the 1970s and 80s, who did stark, very commercial, very slick images of vaguely detached, vaguely Asian, vaguely sophisticated women, sexually intimidating and fierce. I see the resemblance in look, but in intention I am nothing like Nagel at all. Nagel specifically intended to objectify his subject. I want to personalize and humanize our vision of women. Nagel did not want to know the women he imagined in his works. I want you to feel you already know the subjects in my works. I want you to recognize yourself in them. I want you to want to meet them.
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?