Sarah Carr
My body of work explores the concept of female identity through portraits. My pieces focus on the contrast between how the world views women and their personal identities which are not shown to the world. The subjects of many of my works have portions of the faces covered or abstracted, which represents how society sees women through a certain lens focused on specific things such as appearance, and does not accurately represent their whole identity or personality.
A common process throughout most of my work is a combination of collage and painting. I choose to incorporate collage elements into my paintings to create contrast between a person’s identity and outside influences. I often use patterned materials such as newspaper and maps in my collages to create a dynamic texture, and to emphasize the influence of outside sources on women’s role in the world. While I have experimented with many different techniques, I always return to painting and collage because I like to be active and hands on in the creation of my work.
Over the course of the year, my work has evolved gradually. Although my choice of media has remained fairly constant, my content and style of work have changed drastically. I have transitioned from creating pieces about memory, to growth and change, and finally to identity. Although my work now is very different from what it once was, I have realized that my current style and content could not exist without the experience of creating all of my past pieces.
My body of work explores the concept of female identity through portraits. My pieces focus on the contrast between how the world views women and their personal identities which are not shown to the world. The subjects of many of my works have portions of the faces covered or abstracted, which represents how society sees women through a certain lens focused on specific things such as appearance, and does not accurately represent their whole identity or personality.
A common process throughout most of my work is a combination of collage and painting. I choose to incorporate collage elements into my paintings to create contrast between a person’s identity and outside influences. I often use patterned materials such as newspaper and maps in my collages to create a dynamic texture, and to emphasize the influence of outside sources on women’s role in the world. While I have experimented with many different techniques, I always return to painting and collage because I like to be active and hands on in the creation of my work.
Over the course of the year, my work has evolved gradually. Although my choice of media has remained fairly constant, my content and style of work have changed drastically. I have transitioned from creating pieces about memory, to growth and change, and finally to identity. Although my work now is very different from what it once was, I have realized that my current style and content could not exist without the experience of creating all of my past pieces.