Print Series: Bathtub 
Etchings, lithographs and drawings
Artist's Comments:
This is my Bathtub series using the memory of my experience bathing as seen from my personal perspective, investigation the subject of identity. If the viewer if male, he is forced pictorally to see himself as female, which for some is shocking. Instead of looking at the female body as a sex object, my purpose was to increase the viewer's sense of compassion, and to explore the neutrality of the knower.
The early work of Joan Semmel, and Cindy Sherman were two American artists that explored a similar perspective or use of their own body as the subject.
Viewer's Quotes:
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There is something erotic or forbidden in the watching that enhances the mood, as if you are not supposed to be seeing this, but by God's grace, you are! The woman's unconsciousness of the viewer enhances the erotic element, as she is not "performing" in any way, but free and seemingly alone, yet not."
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