5 Walking Girls Caldwell Snyder Gallery (San Francisco/St. Helena) showed pieces by Jane Maxwell at Context Miami 2014.
Maxwell's work uses paper, print, wax and resin (mutiple layers of paper). She is inspired by the actresses of the movie posters of the 1950s and 60s. These pieces are almost blueprints of the female form. I strongly recommend heading to her page on the gallery website to see better images of her work (I suggest this in general but specifically here.
This is all about the pressure on women to look a certain way; to meet unattainable ideals.
Maxwell's work uses paper, print, wax and resin (mutiple layers of paper). She is inspired by the actresses of the movie posters of the 1950s and 60s. These pieces are almost blueprints of the female form. I strongly recommend heading to her page on the gallery website to see better images of her work (I suggest this in general but specifically here.
This is all about the pressure on women to look a certain way; to meet unattainable ideals.
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