Michelle Robinson is an artist apart of the group "The Old Broads". This work is an Encaustic print with photo transfer and thread and is measuring 11" x 11".
About The Old Broads:
In most human endeavors, experience is a highly valued attribute. Not too many people ask for the “new guy” to perform a car repair and the demand for freshly minted neurosurgeons surely does not outstrip supply. In the performing and written arts, the wunderkind who is Oscar, Emmy or Pulitzer-worthy is celebrated but recognized as a rarity. In the visual arts, however, this construct is turned on its head.
Gallerists are routinely asked the age of the artists whose work they are promoting and print media abounds with articles lamenting the difficulty female artists face in getting their work shown. So, in a region where 20-somethings are botoxed and 30- somethings routinely get “a little work done,” whose
dominant industry is peddling our youth-obsessed, airbrushed culture to the rest of the world, what is a
woman of a certain age to do? “Old Broads” exhibits the work of 32 female/female-identifying, visual artists over the age of 50, currently working in the greater Los Angeles area. Our exhibits seek to showcase and celebrate who bring a lifetime of experience and experiences to their work. Our aim is to promote each other, poke fun at prevalent stereotypes and have a damned good time doing it.
Michelle Robinson is an artist apart of the group "The Old Broads". This work is an Encaustic print with photo transfer and thread and is measuring 11" x 11".
About The Old Broads:
In most human endeavors, experience is a highly valued attribute. Not too many people ask for the “new guy” to perform a car repair and the demand for freshly minted neurosurgeons surely does not outstrip supply. In the performing and written arts, the wunderkind who is Oscar, Emmy or Pulitzer-worthy is celebrated but recognized as a rarity. In the visual arts, however, this construct is turned on its head.
Gallerists are routinely asked the age of the artists whose work they are promoting and print media abounds with articles lamenting the difficulty female artists face in getting their work shown. So, in a region where 20-somethings are botoxed and 30- somethings routinely get “a little work done,” whose
dominant industry is peddling our youth-obsessed, airbrushed culture to the rest of the world, what is a
woman of a certain age to do? “Old Broads” exhibits the work of 32 female/female-identifying, visual artists over the age of 50, currently working in the greater Los Angeles area. Our exhibits seek to showcase and celebrate who bring a lifetime of experience and experiences to their work. Our aim is to promote each other, poke fun at prevalent stereotypes and have a damned good time doing it.