Gloves Off, Hands On Series
Exhibit of Note
Gloves Off, Hands On, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA 2014
The inspiration for Gloves Off, Hands On began with a statement Cynthia heard on the radio. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a military general used the phrase “time to take off the gloves” to justify escalating violence in Afghanistan. The remark unsettled her, lingering in her mind.
In response, she began collecting and drawing gloves—ranging from garden gloves to mismatched ones found on the street, to the delicate white kid gloves tucked away at the bottom of a bureau. The kid gloves, in particular, evoked memories of her childhood, when they symbolized proper, ladylike behavior. The phrase “handling with kid gloves” further underscored the way women have been objectified and constrained by societal expectations.
Gloves Off, Hands On, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA 2014
The inspiration for Gloves Off, Hands On began with a statement Cynthia heard on the radio. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a military general used the phrase “time to take off the gloves” to justify escalating violence in Afghanistan. The remark unsettled her, lingering in her mind.
In response, she began collecting and drawing gloves—ranging from garden gloves to mismatched ones found on the street, to the delicate white kid gloves tucked away at the bottom of a bureau. The kid gloves, in particular, evoked memories of her childhood, when they symbolized proper, ladylike behavior. The phrase “handling with kid gloves” further underscored the way women have been objectified and constrained by societal expectations.
