O Lucky Man!, LE Gallery, November 2010 (Part 2 - Swirly Girlies)

Swirly Girlies (NOW) and Swirly Girlies (EYE), cut-out with newspaper, each piece 11x14 inches, 2010 

These are two of four pieces I had in this style in the exhibition. They were hung back to back and suspended from the ceiling in front of the "Terracotta Army" and between "Girl" and "$50." The warriors represent power and strength, but here this power and strength is being tested by the ladies. The swirls imply that the warriors are being hypnotized/seduced. I wanted to express that characteristics which we admire/envy, that we consider are lucky, are not always as they appear. Even the strong have their weaknesses.The swirls in this piece also make reference to a target and associates with "Girl" – will she one day become one of the swirly girlies? I also purposefully placed "$50" next to these pieces to show this connection. However, with the swirl acting both as a hypnotic device and as a target, I further wanted to point out the power struggle between the swirly girlies and the terracotta army.