Artist Spotlight: Janine Antoni

Janine Antoni

Saddle

Janine Antoni uses her own body in a lot of her works. For this piece (above) she used her own body as a mold, where she covers herself in raw, wet cow hide. Here, she is implying presence through absence. The presence is implied in the outline, but since the sculpture is actually hollow the female form we perceive is absent. 

Lick and Lather

Here, she uses a soap and chocolate for the media. She mold these heads, and then lathers and licks them to create this form. 

Moor

This piece is made out of materials that have a value of some sort, which are put together and made into a long rope. Each piece can be seen clearly, allowing the viewer to piece together their own stories from it. 

Loving Care

In the video we watched in class, Janine mentions how this piece has an ironic ring to it. How, we as humans drink the milk from cows, yet in this image, the cow appears to be nursing, or drinking from her.