Leda Shields

Writer - Artist - Advocate

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Instagram Portfolio: @Nymphspit2.0

Email : [email protected]

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Judy Chicago  -  Birth Tear/Tear   (serigraph, 1985)

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Noriko Takasugi — Yayoi Kusama in Costume  (gelatin silver print, 2014)

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Portia Zvavahera  —  I am so troubled that I cannot speak   (oil-based printing ink and oil bar on canvas, 2018)

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Ana Mendieta - “Silueta” Series

The “Siluetas” comprise more than 200 earth-body works that saw the artist burn, carve, and mold her silhouette into the landscapes of Iowa and Mexico. The sculptures made tangible Mendieta’s belief of the earth as goddess, rooted in Afro-Cuban Santería and the indigenous Taíno practices of her homeland.

“It is a way of reclaiming my roots and becoming one with nature.”

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Self love Packs by Histerismobg

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British potter and artist Grayson Perry as his alter-ego Claire…

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““When I was at art college in the late Seventies/early Eighties, one of the slogans the feminists used was: “Objectivity is Male Subjectivity.” This brilliantly encapsulates how male power nestles in our very language, exerting influence at the most fundamental level. Men, especially Default Men, have put forward their biased, highly emotional views as somehow “rational”, more considered, more “calm down, dear”. Women and “exotic” minorities are framed as “passionate” or “emotional” as if they, the Default Men, had this unique ability to somehow look round the side of that most interior lens, the lens that is always distorted by our feelings.””

— Grayson Perry http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/10/grayson-perry-rise-and-fall-default-man

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Leigh Ruple — Friendship. Study (colored pencil on paper, 2019)

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Counterfeit Guns, 2019

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This piece explores my experience with body image, as well as societal expectations of us to conform to gender roles/norms/expectations. It also pokes fun at hyper masculinity and sex. I used fabric, porn clippings, photos of my own body, as well as pads and tampons to make this piece.

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(Wo)mannequin, 2019

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This piece is a painting collaboration with local Victoria artist, Leftegg. The mannequin is filled with erotica, irony, and is meant to be incredibly obscene. I enjoy that our final piece is a genderless being covered in genitalia.

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Nice 'Till I'm Not, 2020

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I worked with a glass artist to collaborate on this piece (@ghazi_glassworks). The charm in the centre is made by the glass artist. The paint is done by me, and the quote "Nice 'till I'm not, bitch" serves as a warning. It is meant to be cheeky, and represent living kindly, but with boundaries (something that can be hard to do as a woman).

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Two Faced, 2020

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This is a face painting project I did in which I created a piece using my face as the canvas. I love the process of painting on and playing with the body.

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International Magazine For Men, 2020

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This collage features myself in the middle, surrounded by actual quotes from covers of vintage porn magazines. The piece is meant to be funny, and points out how ridiculous magazines can be when luring in readers, praying on insecurity and curiosity.

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Out of Body, 2020

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T/W: brief mention of sexual assault

This collage combines drawing, painting, wax, and as well as clippings from my childhood and from vintage porn magazines. The piece is partly about my feeling of losing my innocence, and losing my childhood self through sexual assault.