Michelle Leivan - Work Detail: Feminine Desert: Paintumentary Book

4" x 5.5" self covered (soft cover with same weight as the pages), saddle stitched, 24 page booket. Comes with gift envelope.

Feminine Desert : Paintumentary is based on the perception duality many young women present to the world. The conflict of the independence they believe they portray versus the true co-dependency they actually exhibit to the world, a contradiction they are too often unable to recognize. Each piece is dominated by abstract female figures. The style used allows expression of the human form in a multicultural, non-ethnic specific tone, capturing the universal aspects of humanity. Notably the use of color creates a striking contrast to the expected outcome in portraiture. Utilizing many levels of double meaning within the prose and images the full project digs deep into the psyche of the subject and viewer.

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