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Artworks
Christina Forrer
Wolf, 2019Cotton, wool and watercolor50 x 31 1/2 inches
127 x 80 cmThe hybrid figure at the center of this weaving presents frontally as a human woman with big blue eyes, mascaraed lashes, and an embroidered red mouth, her expression uneasy. The...The hybrid figure at the center of this weaving presents frontally as a human woman with big blue eyes, mascaraed lashes, and an embroidered red mouth, her expression uneasy. The head of a wolf in three quarters profile emerges from one side of her face, its snout protruding from her cheek. These merged visages are reminiscent of fairy tale transformations, most notably the Big Bad Wolf’s deception in posing as Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother. The work’s textured surface is given further dimensionality with the embellishment of the wolf woman’s festive dress to include a necklace of colored pompom balls.
