Chloe Colvard: @bychloecolvard – website
Eat Your words is a four image series which combines Chloe Colvard’s love for text-based art with photography, which was then turned into digital art. These images may appear as simplistic and innocent in nature, however, upon further investigation they pack a punch. By doing this, Chloe aims to discuss the impact that advertising, media, and sex has on a consumer. These images make subtle nods to what some may deem as “harsh” Feminist messages, all the while hidden in a savory and soft set of pastel colors. The series was created for the gallery Harsh Collective for Women’s History Month, and it was part of the show “Unprotected”.
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Chloe chose food as the through line of these pieces, as all people are also consumers of food. Furthermore, these act as a subtle nod to the fascinating world of gendered food marketing. By taking on these iconic symbols of food, which include the famous (Leslie Buck) Greek coffee cup, a Fortune Cookie, alphabet soup, and finally, a banana and condom that reads “Your partner can easily use a condom if you want them to use one, Don’t be a Dick.”
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To learn more about “Unprotected” and about the women-run team, click here.
All women team: Featured Artists: Kelly Chuning & Chloe Colvard Gallery: Harsh Collective sexual education platform: Beyond the Beez Event Photographer: Cortnee Daley |