Ellen Lesperance
1971, Womanhouse: Faith Wilding Crochets a Giant, Immersive Womb Room and Climbs Inside, 2016
Gouache and graphite on tea-stained paper
22 x 29 1/2 in
55.9 x 74.9 cm
55.9 x 74.9 cm
Ellen Lesperance centers her work around the female body engaged in acts of protest. Her works on paper include meticulous gouache paintings and most recently lithographs made from multiple layers....
Ellen Lesperance centers her work around the female body engaged in acts of protest. Her works on paper include meticulous gouache paintings and most recently lithographs made from multiple layers. Her gridded forms depict what she describes as "protest sweaters"-made and worn by feminist activists. She renders the garments with exacting detail in the knitters' language of Symbolcraft, making it possible for knitters to decode and re-create the garments.
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