Claire Fournie

Artist Statement:

My artwork aims to show women’s reactions to misogyny throughout the course of history; over specific time periods. The female figures in each work evoke a silent indignation: looking off to the side and never at the viewer. The women in my artwork challenge the idea of power, with bold clothes & tattoos (based on images from the era/challenging styles from the era). I am interested in the female portrait as inspiration for the overall shape of the composition and also an almost “unfinished” look (i.e. the portrait stopping at the edge of her hair/ the edge of her shirt). In my work, I enjoy trying different shading techniques I might not normally use with pencil, while adjusting for any minor mistakes to which pens are prone.