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STATEMENT
My work is mainly focused on the female form. Women today and throughout history have fought many tough battles to gain freedom and equality. In American society, a woman is granted almost all the advantages a man has, but with this newfound equality we struggle with our relationship to our femininity.

In my nude self-portraits, I hope to reject the standard art historical image of a passive woman. By using my own body, I am taking control of how I’m portrayed. In speaking about self-portraiture, a strange paradox exists between the artist and the viewer. The female artist, in using her own image, may feel a sense of self-empowerment, while a viewer may reduce the image to eroticism, which turns the power over to them.

If the image of a naked woman is constantly viewed as a fetish or sexual obsession, there is no room for feminine expression. In addition, the line between female assertion and sexual explicitness is unclear. When does an image shift from being a work of feminist art to provoking sexual arousal, or does that difference not exist? Many women choose to use their own bodies in their art to enforce the ownership and power over the image, but once the image is viewed by another person, much of that power is lost.

BIO
Leigh Ann Rooney received her BA with a major in studio art from the University of Vermont and went on to complete her Master’s in Fine Arts at the New York Academy of Art. She is a teacher for Young Rembrandts after-school art program. She also teaches at the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, Vermont. Leigh Ann considers herself a perpetual student, and enjoys nothing more than sharing her love of art with others. Her work has been exhibited in group shows in New York City and Burlington, Vermont.

ARTIST CONTACT
(914) 500-5916
www.leighannrooney.com
[EMAIL]

ART IN THE WINDOWS
Stella Shoes
96 Church Street

Dark Back
18"x24"
oil on paper
2006
Location: Art in the Windows-Stella
Price: $500

Night Light
9"x8"
aquatint
2006
Location: Art in the Windows-Stella
Price: $200

Sitting
11"x9"
oil on paper
2008
Location: Art in the Windows-Stella
Price: $250

Torso Study
9"x7"
oil on paper
2005
Location: Art in the Windows-Stella
Price: $150

To purchase artwork, contact Kasini House at 802-264-4839
or vial email at info@kasinihouse.com.

 

 

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