'Women Are Strong' Exhibition by Anna Fox

The Incubator Creative Hub is proud to present 'Women Are Strong', an exhibition by local Tauranga Artist Anna Fox.

"My journey as a feminist is one that started as an adolescent, when I didn't even realise what feminisim was and it is only upon reflection in hindsight that I can see this. It has been a journey over time that has stemmed from challenging norms and societal expectations, as well as from my own self reflection and growth. This body of work is the outpouring of thoughts, stories of my own as a woman and that of many other women who have shared their own with me, over time."

"I have chosen to represent a wide variety of women; different ethnicities and different body shapes and types. Each woman has their own story to tell and each figure represents the beauty and strength I see in women, just as they are. The naked woman form, in every body type, is a body in its most vulnerable form. However, I have come to conclude that there is strength, power and such gorgeous beauty in this vulnerability.

I have come to understand that the statement "Women are strong" is true for all women. Strength might manifest differently and look polar opposite in different body types, personalities, situations and walks of life. But after connecting with and being inspired by so many different women along my path, I have come to the conclusion that despite all of this, women are innately strong.

Women are strong and powerful forces, capable of facilitating and directing change for the better, in this world."

About Anna Fox...
Anna is an abstract artist with pop influences. Her work creates tension between the controlled and the uncontrolled; this constant tug of war between reflecting fulfilled expectation and unrequited expectations. She creates images, and impressions of images, using layers of paint both thick and thin.

Anna's more expressive work uses looser brushstrokes and has a freer use of colour. Her work that takes more of a pop art style is compromised of thinner layers of paint and colour that contribute to shape and form which are a bit more realistic.

This exhibition is on show in The Incubator Gallery from the 31st July until the 23rd August, 2021.
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