Artist Research - Zoe Buckman
Zoe Buckman
Zoe Buckman is a multi-disciplinary British artist working in sculpture, photography, embroidery and installation. Her artwork explores themes of feminism, mortality and equality. My favourite body of work by Zoe Buckman is 'Every Curve', which explores the contradictory and complimentary influences of feminism and hip-hop in her upbringing. The 'Every Curve' body of work is an installation of vintage lingerie, which shows Buckman's fascination with femininity throughout the ages. Buckman hand stitches the vintage lingerie with lyrics that refer to women from the iconic rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. This juxtaposition is witty in its provocation and empowered awareness while comparing the Janus-faced relationship between feminism and Hip-Hop both in the 90’s and today. Buckman grew up in a feminist and activist household in East London, where Hip-Hop was the predominant influence on the youth there. I find Zoe Buckman's work very influential to my project as I wanted to stitch into period pads, wound pads and I want to purchase nipple pads and stitch back into them. I also really like how Zoe Buckman has displayed her installation work as most textile art is framed or hung on a wall, I want my final piece to be displayed in an interesting, interactive way.
Zoe Buckman is a multi-disciplinary British artist working in sculpture, photography, embroidery and installation. Her artwork explores themes of feminism, mortality and equality. My favourite body of work by Zoe Buckman is 'Every Curve', which explores the contradictory and complimentary influences of feminism and hip-hop in her upbringing. The 'Every Curve' body of work is an installation of vintage lingerie, which shows Buckman's fascination with femininity throughout the ages. Buckman hand stitches the vintage lingerie with lyrics that refer to women from the iconic rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. This juxtaposition is witty in its provocation and empowered awareness while comparing the Janus-faced relationship between feminism and Hip-Hop both in the 90’s and today. Buckman grew up in a feminist and activist household in East London, where Hip-Hop was the predominant influence on the youth there. I find Zoe Buckman's work very influential to my project as I wanted to stitch into period pads, wound pads and I want to purchase nipple pads and stitch back into them. I also really like how Zoe Buckman has displayed her installation work as most textile art is framed or hung on a wall, I want my final piece to be displayed in an interesting, interactive way.
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