There's a wonderfully subtle yet forthright feminist undertone to her work, too: the women she draws aren't
idealised figures either slimmed down or curved up in all the right places — they're lumpy and normal and hardworking and smart.
Upon entering the space, the visitor unavoidably came into contact with Birgit Maaß's Inbetween, a door - curtain made out of hairs plucked from the wigs of former «Winnetou» performers (Winnetou being
an idealised figure from the Wild West novels of popular nineteenth - century German writer Karl May).
Not exact matches
Incorporating the characters themselves, these iconic
figures feature in
idealised landscapes shadowed in sour, unhealthy hues of green or pink that reflect a new sense of narrative for the artist.
In my current work I have been using this technique over ceramic
figures displayed in settings and poses that explore themes of costume, consumption, and martyrdom within
idealised femininity.»