Mixed Media
‘Be Her Freedom’
I often move between art forms and disciplines, cross-pollinating my creative output along the way, as in ‘Be Her Freedom.’ 2016
Computer generated print critiquing social, political and domestic situations. The theme of this work evolved from my interest in human rights, equal opportunities for all, and abolishing injustice in the 21st-century. In the West we think of ourselves as civilized and democratic, but always the ‘woman question’ surfaces. Indoctrinated ideas of the ‘feminine,’ and male sense of entitlement means that there is still a world wide rejection of woman as equal; a great repudiation of gender equality.
Building blocks are crucial to children’s early development, and the children who play with building blocks are likely to develop greater social, mathematical and creative skills, research has suggested . Building blocks were first mass produced 100 years ago but even today child experts maintain they remain the foundation of a good education.
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Digital
‘Inculcate 2013’
This self-portrait was first produced in 1994 during the second year of my Fine Art degree, it has been updated a number of times and evolved to its current state. The work charts my life from birth to middle-age. First exhibited at the University of Central Lancashire, 1995 and then at FYC Creatives, a Blott members’ group exhibition in 2009, it was then updated for the SEE symposium micro exhibition (Self Esteem and Empowerment through Education), exhibited at Blackpool & Fylde University’s new gallery, October 2013, fronting both hard-copy and digital invitations. Next updated in 2015, where it was exhibited at the Feminist Takeover, In Case of Emergency Break Glass, Manchester City art gallery, 2015.
‘Inculcate’ – to implant a habit in or upon a person by persistent urging. This work charts my own social construction as a woman of my generation from infancy to middle age, as depicted by the media and society who ‘sell’ us a concept of womanhood/femininity. I’ve drawn on my own experience and used popular media advertising symbols that speak of a pattern of common experience. The work shows what was and in many ways still is expected from our gender role in western society. Toys, T.V. programmes and videos are part of our first visual education and times haven’t changed much, many of the same toys/customs are still current.
Corrine Streetly MA 