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Growing up in North Carolina, I was not taught about my body. With my mother working constantly, I was responsible for figuring out most of the little things on my own. My school, unfortunately, left a lot to be desired in their instruction of a woman’s place in the world. We were told that we were “Steel Magnolias.” As such we had to follow the dress code and abstain from sex, not for our own benefit but out of respect for the success of our male counterparts. You see, showing a little shoulder might distract them from their studies, a responsibility that fell on the girls in my high school. Because of this blatant suppression, I grew up not knowing that I had any autonomy. I spent much of my early adult life learning things that friends of mine had known for years. I still am learning about my sexuality. This work is the first of many to come, that addresses these memories and discoveries. The collage came together by accident, almost like a freudian slip. It doesn’t aim to take a serious stance, introducing a topic that I am still working to be comfortable with in the only way I know how; dry humor.
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Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:9 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:14.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Essie Somma creates work in the intersection of surrealism and pop art. Bright colors and cultural nods combine, retelling stories we think we know. Her paintings urge viewers to step back from life and begin to observe it. Collaged personal photographs, magazine clippings, and advertisements form the basis of her compositions. She then crops and enlarges areas of interest before turning them into large scale paintings. This process continues collage’s investigation of reality’s mysticism by abstracting the familiar and worldly. Essie is originally from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She finished her high school education at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, then received her BA in Painting and Performance from UCSB and completed the Art Marketing and Business program at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London. Since finishing school, Essie worked as a contracted painter for the Elisabeth Jones Art Center in Portland, creating murals to inspire social and political change. Before becoming location independent, she became the Art Director of the art center while working as a freelance painter. Somma exhibits regularly in Portland, Oregon while remaining location independent. She recently completed residencies in Puerto Vallarta and Mexico City, and has relocated to Illinois for the summer of 2022.
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