TORSO II.

The inspiration for the Torso II series is the painting titled “Show-Hide (Torso II/1)”, in which one half depicts a curtain and the other a female upper body. This duality of revelation and concealment (showing and hiding) runs throughout the painting. (I painted this piece during/immediately after the series titled “View”, which features views from windows—or more accurately, the “lack of views,” as they are obscured by curtains.) The torso-like cropping refers to the objectification of the female body and its vulnerability. Additionally, some paintings in the series feature a frame-like crop, through which I reference both physical and psychological boundaries.