Corri-Lynn Tetz
Pony, 2024
oil on linen
76 ¼ × 61 cm (30 × 24 in)
Copyright The Artist
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A single charm and Pony are meant to be together. Differing views of the same model. I wanted to leave Gaia’s face out because I did not want to make...
A single charm and Pony are meant to be together. Differing views of the same model. I wanted to leave Gaia’s face out because I did not want to make a portrait. Her face is so specific, I wanted these to evoke a sense of character through the posture and the texture of the skin and fur. So much can be gleaned from gesture. Self-assurance, vulnerability, performativity, tension in a hand..
As a well-educated feminist, leaving the face out of a painting of a woman was always against the rules. So then, my question was, what can I evoke, as a woman, painting a woman, and not including her likeness. Am I still breaking the rules of just positing another view. The title ‘A single charm’ was taken from the book Tender Buttons and Pony is for the tattoo visible on Gaia’s arm.
As a well-educated feminist, leaving the face out of a painting of a woman was always against the rules. So then, my question was, what can I evoke, as a woman, painting a woman, and not including her likeness. Am I still breaking the rules of just positing another view. The title ‘A single charm’ was taken from the book Tender Buttons and Pony is for the tattoo visible on Gaia’s arm.
