F*CK U! In The Most Loving Way

Laura Gelsomini with Susan Duby
Fettered
Paper
48 x 40 inches
2016
Our work deals with aspects of the female figure from the perspective of both artist and muse
simultaneously. We utilize our own bodies interchangeably as descriptive forms of engagement and
connection. Representing self as generic instead of specific, the notion of identity and authorship is
challenged and slippage occurs. Restraints inhibit gesture, heightening the desire for release. The gap is
bridged between separate and divisive bodily containers of personality and personae, allowing spirit to
flow freely.
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