Bruised Bra
Portia Munson
Portia Munson's paintings of singular, isolated objects originated from and engage an "obsessive looking" in her words. Munson's process entails "isolating a specific object and allowing its individual meaning to resonate" as it leaves a trace in the world. A cotton bra might lose its sexual implication and become pieces of sewn fabric scrunched up by use. This can also have the opposite effect, leading some critics to find that Munson reveals "something unpleasant lurking beneath a pretty surface." Through her investigation of the object realized in painting, "things that are cute become ominous the banal is sexualized, the appealing made repellent."
Artist
Date of Birth
(b. 1961)
Date
1993
Medium
Oil on linen
Dimensions
13 x 14 in. (33.02 x 35.56 cm.)
Accession #
2011.1.145
Credit Line
Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter
Copyright
© 1993 Portia Munson
Category
Subject
Collection
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