Twiggy-Venus

The visual image of the female body has been an aesthetic object for art since ancient times. This work approaches the female image with humor to underline contemporary woman’s obsession to be always thinner. Using elastic yarns, I have woven the image of the Venus of Willendorf into the fabric surface; her large breasts and hips were icons of fertility in the pre-historic times. If the cloth is stretched out, the Venus image gets wider; if not stretched, the image returns backto more slender dimensions because of the flexible nature of the elastic yarn. Weaving with elastic yarns allows the image to transform, emphasizing the alteration of the ideal form of the female body throughout time.

This piece was exhibited in Lubeznik Center for The Arts in 2008, Indiana, USA