Artist: Roxy Erickson
Whether it’s working with society gendered, feminine materials or the fact that I primarily make portraits of the women in my life, being a woman impacts all aspects of my work. It is also extremely important to me to join the current cultural conversation and provide my own commentary on women’s rights and our place in the world.
Roxy Erickson
My paintings pull from both positive and negative moments in my history and memories. As I can only speak to my own personal experience I choose to primarily paint female identifying models to tell the story of different events throughout my life, while hoping to invoke a shared emotional understanding with my audience. Viewers are lured in by the bright, saturated colors and shiny materials, b…
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Justine At The Snake Party
$1200
Memory Glitch
$1200
Justine At The Snake Party
$1200
Memory Glitch
$1200
Justine At The Snake Party
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
57 x 38 inches
Memory Glitch
2018
Acrylic and oil on canvas
29.5 x 23.5 inches
ABOUT THE ART
Working figuratively, specifically in portraits, allows me to create a mirror for my viewers to be able to see themselves in the story I am painting and hopefully invoke a shared emotional memory. Working with the figure also allows me to take control of the gaze of the viewer while tapping into the capability of painting, giving a nod to the historical tradition. In my work you are meant to be lured in by the bright, saturated colors, but left with an unsettling feeling, inciting a false sense of joy that is quickly overshadowed by a subtle melancholia.
Working with only female identifying models and cliché gendered feminine motifs such as florals or painting in shades of pink my work draws your attention to the female gaze and the gaze cast upon us, providing my own commentary on consent and our place in the world. Now more than ever people want to see other people and connect to that shared human experience, so figurative work is the best method of painting for me to express my message.
It is extremely important to me to join the current cultural conversation and provide my own commentary on women’s rights and our place in the world.
ROXY ERICKSON
Work
Blackout
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Brain Freeze
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Justine At The Snake Party
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
57 x 38 inches
Love You
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
28 x 26 inches
Memory Glitch
2018
Acrylic and oil on canvas
29.5 x 23.5 inches
The Last One With A Smile
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
48 x 40 inches
Blackout
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Brain Freeze
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Justine At The Snake Party
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
57 x 38 inches
Love You
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
28 x 26 inches
Memory Glitch
2018
Acrylic and oil on canvas
29.5 x 23.5 inches
The Last One With A Smile
2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
48 x 40 inches
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