“Loveybits” is the result of a confluence of experiments and necessities. She exists primarily as a reaction to another art show’s call for work that was, at its core, sexist and demeaning to women. I was offended by that and felt I really needed call back to it by laying the nude female form to its barest – strip it down to its gynecological/gastroenterological guts. So instead of the enticing naked female they wanted, instead they got an anus. A cheerful, huggable, glowing anus, but an anus nevertheless. The materials I used for the piece have evolved from other work – the textile is printed from images of my paintings and other materials in “Loveybits” are used in many of the pieces I’m currently pursuing in this series of sculptural objects.
Laura Pettine – “Lovey Bits.” mixed media fiber sculpture, 33” H x 29” W x 30” D, 2022. $5,500.00
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