Mixed Media
This is my latest mixed media artwork titled "Modern Suffrage," created on the back of recycled cardboard from a Pampers box to keep the material out of a landfill. The piece was made using layers of colorful paints to build texture, then collaging a woman’s face that appears ripped, weathered, and repainted, much like an old poster on a city wall. Over the image, I added Susan B. Anthony’s powerful words: "There shall never be another season of silence until women have the same rights men have on this green Earth!" The mix of collage, paint, and typography transforms the work into a layered statement that feels at once historical and contemporary.
The intention behind "Modern Suffrage" is to contrast the original vision of Susan B. Anthony and the women’s suffrage movement with the complexity of where society stands today. On one hand, women now hold positions of immense power, leading corporations, shaping government, and defining culture. On the other hand, the landscape also includes extremes of online exhibitionism, where validation and income are often tied to how women present themselves visually to an audience. This tension between progress and distortion forms the heart of the work, asking the viewer to reflect on the legacy and evolution of suffrage.
Just as neighborhoods change over time—from luxurious mansions on the hill to graffiti-covered walls in weathered communities—so too do the noble causes and movements that shape our world. They evolve, shift, and sometimes erode, depending on the lens through which they are viewed. My goal with "Modern Suffrage" is not to deliver a verdict, but instead to open space for dialogue and personal interpretation. The work serves as a mirror to history and the present, leaving it to each viewer to decide what these juxtapositions mean for the future of equality.
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