Part autopsy, Body Parts draws attention to the sexual objectification of females. Feminist ideas around the 'Male Gaze' have been inverted here where the artist celebrates a semi abstract female form that is based upon her own body as the artist's muse.

The Muse explores and reveres the aging female body as both a vessel and a landscape. 'In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolised the arts and sciences. Today a muse is a person who serves as an artist's inspiration.' Self portraiture and 'artist as muse' is common amongst artists. The self is on hand and available and it provides the artist with an intimate understanding of the subject.

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