Kate Weathersby 3D Materials & Concepts

  "Don't Mind the Pain" Acrylic on canvas 6"x6" "In the sand-swept sprawl of the panoramic film Lawrence of Arabia a scene of quintessential machismo stands out: T. E. Lawrence holding his hand over a candle flame until the flesh starts to sizzle. When his companion tries the same thing, he recoils in pain, crying “Doesn’t that hurt you?” as he nurses his burned hand. “Yes,” Lawrence replies coolly. “Then what is the trick?” the companion asks. “The trick,” Lawrence answers, “is not to mind.” ( Natural History of The Senses,  Ackerman, page 101) This piece is acrylic on a 6x6 canvas. I painted a hand hovering over a flame and I found this quote to be particularly interesting because it feels like a metaphor for either love or life. Love is gentle love is kind, but most of the time, love hurts. If it is good love, it hurts for the right reasons and that is a love worth fighting for. If it is a bad hurt, such as when a relationship becomes toxic and abusive (...

"Smoother Flesh" Acrylic on canvas  8"x10" "Women tend to be smoother-fleshed than men, so it makes sense that we would shave our legs and apply lotions to accentuate the gender difference." ( Natural History of The Senses,  Ackerman, page 87) For this piece, I used acrylic paint on an 8x10 canvas to create a visualization of what women (or those who do not identify/ those who feel as though they have to shave) are expected to look like because of what society has set for the beauty standard. A woman stands next to a man completely covered in shaving cream, as the beauty standard typically demands a woman to be hairless from the nose down. A man stands beside her, preparing to shave only his face. At puberty, we are expected to begin shaving our legs and armpits. Many choose to shave because they like the way it feels, but when someone is shamed for not  shaving, this is when an issue arises. Men experience body hair shaming as well. For instance, if a man...