Bombshell
Curling blonde hair is an icon of feminine allure and a symbol of conformity. I surround the viewer with enlarged blonde hair in Bombshell, a large installation of inkjet prints on translucent silk. Bombshell both seduces and suffocates, much like the idealized femininity it depicts.
This installation is featured in several publications, including Aron Fine's textbook Color Theory: A Critical Introduction (NY and Dublin: Bloomsbury, 2021); William Fick & Elizabeth Grabowski's Printmaking (Upper Saddle River NJ & London, England: Prentice Hall & Laurence King, 2009); Gilbert A. Bouchard's article “Blond Ambition: Artist Explores Cultural Icon”, Edmonton Journal, August 5 2005, p. 72; Mari Sasano's “The Burden of Being Beautifully, Perfectly Blond”, Edmonton Journal, August 5 2005, p. 90; and Agnieszka Matejko's “Bombs Away”, Vue Weekly: Edmonton’s 100 Independent News & Entertainment Weekly%, August 11 2005. It has been exhibited at the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art; Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, New York City; the SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Canada, and other venues.