{"id":1707,"date":"2021-04-16T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/art\/?page_id=1707"},"modified":"2021-04-18T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T18:09:30","slug":"kaya-dean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-art-design\/galleries\/online-galleries\/student-gallery\/spring-2021-bfa-show\/kaya-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaya Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/article><\/main><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Kaya Dean<\/h1>\n\n
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\n \nThese distorted figurative ceramic sculptures of young girls address themes of\u00a0discomfort under the male gaze, and the performative and dehumanizing nature of womanhood (that)\u00a0often encroaches on girlhood, and disrupts childhood. This dehumanization is represented\u00a0through the physical distortion of the body, and introduction of animal features. The gaze of\u00a0these pieces is intended to unsettle in a manner that parallels the unrest that misogyny affected\u00a0people often experience throughout their lives.\n<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Read Kaya Dean’s full artist statement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click the images below for a larger view.<\/p>\n