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FREEDOM

Vanessa Stefanova

Created in 2020.

This painting came to mind after Vanessa went test driving cars and the guy almost refused to give her the keys because the car was a manual.. He literally said “No, no, you're a girl. You can't” emphasising his perspectives. Vanessa thought about it and this sexism actually hasn't died at all, often people hide their sexism behind phrases such as “It's nice to see a woman xyz” as if we're genetically disadvantaged yet socially acceptable. Vanessa has a motorbike which makes sexism incredibly noticeable from her perspective although Vanessa feels she have all the freedom in the world.

The sheer material in the artwork is the “freedom”.