{"product_id":"no-matter-how-you-slice-it","title":"No Matter How You Slice It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic, flashe, ink, and colored pencil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48x54x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"They cut her down into smaller pieces, make her easier to consume. \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThey pull her apart,\r\u003cbr\u003elittle by little,\r\u003cbr\u003eslice by slice,\r\u003cbr\u003eanalyze every fiber of her in the process.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThey label her,\r\u003cbr\u003ecelebrate her,\r\u003cbr\u003ecriticize her,\r\u003cbr\u003epretend to befriend her,\r\u003cbr\u003erebel against her boundaries,\r\u003cbr\u003etest her, push her,\r\u003cbr\u003ethey put her on a pedestal,\r\u003cbr\u003ethey knock her down.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e“No offense”, they say before they pick her apart.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThey fill in the parts of her story with their own anecdotes. \r\u003cbr\u003eThey jump to their own conclusions,\r\u003cbr\u003ethey rewrite her truths and reinvent her image,\r\u003cbr\u003ethen they change it back again, and on and on and on and on it goes.\"\r\u003cbr\u003e _____________\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThe She’s A Sweet Peach collection is a satirical body of work that explores the way North American society perceives and speaks about women and the female body. In reference to the overused peach emoji in popular culture, women’s body parts are often compared to the likeness of fruit: either ripe, juicy and begging to be enjoyed; or rotten, past its prime, ready to be discarded, no longer valuable if slightly bruised, imperfect, or showing signs of age. A fruit serves one purpose - it is meant to be consumed, it is not permitted to just “be”. \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eLaCaria presents the concept of the contemporary woman as a ripening peach on the brink of expiry through an exploration of themes rooted in alternative lifestyles, the patriarchy and sexuality that have been explored in the past by classical male artists through their objectification of the female body. By removing the figurative representation of the female body from the conversation, LaCaria is relying on the suggestive nature of peaches to represent female body parts - arguably a more uncomfortable experience for the viewer than the commonly digested and accepted visual of an objectified female body. \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eInstructions \u0026amp; criticisms to the artist are handwritten in each frame to inspire doubt in the viewer as to whether the works are complete or in progress; a commentary on how women’s quest for equality, self-betterment \u0026amp; professional aspirations seems to be a constant “work in progress”, ever-changing, shifting, but also perfectly imperfect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tania LaCaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448866447463,"sku":null,"price":3290.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1748796011_63598.jpg?v=1749421033","url":"https:\/\/helloart.com\/fr\/products\/no-matter-how-you-slice-it","provider":"helloart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}