1. Weak Stays/Weak Steel: Binding Oil and Water Rights. The Consequence of Constraints – acrylic on canvas, steel, corset stays, metal, fabric, glass and black onyx; 68 x 50 x 45 in.
2. Weak Stays/Weak Steel: Binding Oil and Water Rights. The Consequence of Constraints (detail)
3. Weak Stays/Weak Steel: Binding Oil and Water Rights. The Consequence of Constraints (detail)
4. Weak Stays/Weak Steel: Binding Oil and Water Rights. The Consequence of Constraints (detail)
Cynthia Kerby
I show familiar objects in unfamiliar ways by making observations of life’s frailties and uncertainties through a lens of personal awareness and curiosity. My focus as a visual artist is to create work that facilitates change in human behavior concerning the environment and the role I play in promoting public awareness and action.
I have been experimenting with conceptual canvas corsets and mixed media, then combining these into installations that focus on current environmental issues such as oil production and its consequences to the Great Lakes, the impacts of red tide pollution, and other issues affecting us today.
© Cynthia Kerby