Gabriella Pia
SENIOR ART THESIS EXHIBITION
Contact Information
Gabby Pia
Gabby Pia
Little Silver, NJ
ARTIST STATEMENT
My artwork is centered around gender performance, traditional ideas of hegemonic femininity and masculinity, and how the female body is portrayed in a patriarchal society. I passionately create work around these concepts as I draw from my personal experiences, so my body of work is called The Personal is Political. As a feminist, I question what I consider empowerment and if my actions of reclamation are still perpetuating male dominance and female subordination, which is deeply embedded in our social structures. I produce life-sized charcoal drawings that create an experience of discomfort and disdain, the feelings that I have when confronted with images of women in extreme situations. To accomplish this, I use extreme tonal values to create a cinematic and timeless aesthetic, so there is a longevity that resonates with my audience.