My artist statement that needs a revision especially with regard to materials, but overall holds true in my interest to explore the female experience.
Artist’s Statement
My inherent attempt to capture the beauty of women has resulted in an urgency to depict the exploitation and sexism endured by women in American culture. My work has become a source of aggressive education to include all women into the narrow, cultural framework that presently identifies only an elite group of women as significant and beautiful.
As the predominate subject of my work, the study of women with all of her various attributes interests me immensely. A conscious effort to indiscriminately and figuratively express the untold experiences of women is apparent in my paintings. In terms of style, simplistic, sinuous shapes and forms predicate the texture of the canvas, and the usage of highly saturated color interplays for full visual intensity. There is an undeniable propensity toward realism, although, painterly, gestural strokes are evident as well. These sweeping movements begin to physically involve me in the painting.
In addition to current work, I sometimes seek diversion from painting and, thus, turn to metals and ceramics. Its dimensional quality provides me with a creative escape from working with a flat surface. These fabrications become an abstraction of figure through sultry form, and curvilinear shapes. However, even these representative works contain elements that further convey my primary interest in women.
As each work evolves, I become increasingly reliant on the narrative being developed. Each female subject in my work owns a voice. As a woman and artist, I aim to tell their stories. The learning process, I feel, never ceases. A movement from painting to painting further exploring the idea and concept becomes part of the end goal. To confront people with overlooked events women have and continue to experience concerns the other part.
Nicole LeMoine
