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Blinded & Sideways, Yet Magically Alive
Blinded, by Ashton EB Cutright-Bray
Digital collage, 2015
“Blinded” introduces us to a racially ambiguous “everywoman” who seems content.
But something’s not right.
She’s supported by a pink-tinged desert-scape. It’s beautiful. But dry. And half empty.
And sideways.
Beyond is the universe. Everything is available.
But our everywoman is blinded by the pink bar that keeps her from seeing her potential.
And we are blocked from seeing her eyes — the window to the soul. Read the rest of this entry
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Mammary Glands Deserve Respect – Along With The Rest Of Us
Julia Cahill, “Breasts in the Press”
My mammary glands are complex and they deserve respect.
So says artist, Julia Cahill. “Breasts in the Press” is her commentary on their over-sexualized media image. And what better musical accompaniment than her rewrite of the black-eyed peas, “My Humps,” she adds?
Too often over-sexualization leads women and girls to become victims. Kelly Blevins’ “Ghosts” takes us there. Describing her painting she explains, “The hand of a ghost across the neck represents physical, mental and emotional abuse and how it becomes a permanent imprint in us.”
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