Original artwork description:

Referencing Popeye and reminiscent of Rosie the Riveter, “I’Yam What I’Yam” is a woman flexing her muscles, rendered in collage, scribbles, and photo transfers. A piece from my Disfashionate Series. The art is a comment on the way the fashion industry manipulates photographs of women to completely unrealistic and unattainable levels of beauty — thus establishing a kind of de facto, yet completely artificial standard that is impossible for any actual person to achieve.

“I’Yam What I’Yam” is a mixed media piece on substantial and smooth paper. Please see other work from my Disfashionate Series for pieces that would work well in a gallery wall, including “Come Fly With Me” and “Hello Madison”.

My work is a mix of many things, and created in a number of ways. Sometimes viscerally — with brush in hand — fueled by loud music, emotion and caffeine, other times it’s more meditative, working in a deliberate fashion. Part of my process is the naming each piece, or series of pieces, and as a lover of words and language, I often feel that a piece or series is not complete until a name is crafted.

This artwork is signed on the front and comes with a certificate of authenticity. The artwork will be carefully wrapped in padding and packed flat for shipping. All shipping is done via FedEx. Please contact me if you have any questions or special requests.

Materials used:

Photo Transfer and Collage on Paper