20.4.11

An Endless Toil

For one of my last projects at OCAD university I put together a performance that explores  themes that discuss personal fantasy and desire, indulgence and self-restraint, phobia, beauty and the grotesque. Through combining the practices of cake design along with performance, I executed a performance piece with females interacting with sculptures of cakes and sweets through indulging and restraining. I illustrated my relationship and battle with indulgence to food using inedible materials to create works that have a sense of realism and believability, along with real cake to show loss of control of repulsive and secretive eating. 


Along with the performance as a short film, I made sculptural Rococo inspired wigs, cakes and pastries. I also explored photography through documenting the performance and framing several of my favorite photographs. 










                     Below are photographs from my critique:







2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was at the OCAD Exhibit this past Thursday and found your art work to be very intriguing. I personally feel that your process is fascinating from wig making, to role playing, to painting foods and figures, to erotic jelly donuts… Well done!

Hope to discuss your art work further.

Vince Catalli
ArtVocate
Ottawa, ON

Anonymous said...

Hello Nadia,

Could you email me as I would like to know more about your art.

Thanks,
Vince Catalli
ArtVocate
vincecatalli@hotmail.com