{"id":26107,"date":"2016-07-08T22:53:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T05:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=26107"},"modified":"2016-07-08T22:53:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T05:53:43","slug":"comfortable-in-my-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/08\/comfortable-in-my-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;comfortable in my skin&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erinmriley.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY1.jpg\" alt=\"ERINMRILEY1\" width=\"584\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY1-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4502830\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/\" height=\"26\" width=\"584\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s rare for fibre arts to make you feel slightly <em>{or very}<\/em> uncomfortable, but that&#8217;s exactly what these beautifully woven tapestries\u00a0do. I wrote about her for the first time in 2011, and five years later I<em> finally<\/em> get to talk to Brooklyn based artist <a href=\"http:\/\/erinmriley.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Erin M. Riley<\/a>&#8230; I had A LOT of questions for this very thoughtful, smart, and ridiculously talented woman. The combination of her chosen medium, and\u00a0her\u00a0subject matter is truly brilliant! Now, before we get started, I thought this description from her site was an excellent way to explain her work:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Riley has referenced found images online as well as her own photographs that address sex, social media and feminism. Influenced by the Instagram generation, her subjects have varied from iPhone nude selfies, screenshots of sexual positions and objects of womanhood or sexuality.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yep, that sets\u00a0up our conversation perfectly.\u00a0You can listen right up there under Erin at the loom, or you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>. First up, a few of my favorites from her found photo weavings:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erinmriley.com\/section\/417086-Figures.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26114\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY2.jpg\" alt=\"ERINMRILEY2\" width=\"584\" height=\"1878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY2-93x300.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY2-318x1024.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh girls&#8230; don&#8217;t do it! Risky behavior and bad decisions captured forever in woven fibre. Amazing. Next up, we touched on some of Erin&#8217;s\u00a0earlier work\u00a0that revolved around\u00a0drunk driving:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erinmriley.com\/section\/241445-Landscapes.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26115\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY3.jpg\" alt=\"ERINMRILEY3\" width=\"584\" height=\"1599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY3-110x300.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY3-374x1024.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s heartbreaking to think about the stories behind these found images.<\/p>\n<p>Next, all of these pieces are from her &#8220;Daddy Issues&#8221; series. They&#8217;re beautiful, but make you cringe for these girls at the same time:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erinmriley.com\/section\/417086-Figures.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY4.jpg\" alt=\"ERINMRILEY4\" width=\"584\" height=\"3610\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love this series so much. I think it&#8217;s incredibly powerful and a really interesting way to slow down <em>{literally in Erin&#8217;s case}<\/em> and take a closer look at the fast-paced world of social media. Erin said she&#8217;d had some negative feedback on this work &#8211; granted, those\u00a0were faceless comments from the internet &#8211; saying that she was &#8220;exploiting these women&#8221;. That was not her intention at all, so she switched from using found images, to self portraits. Talk about taking control &#8230; while being <em>totally<\/em> vulnerable at the same time. I think these pieces are absolutely stunning,\u00a0and yes, these are her tattoos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erinmriley.com\/section\/417086-Figures.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26117\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY5.jpg\" alt=\"ERINMRILEY5\" width=\"584\" height=\"3121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY5-56x300.jpg 56w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous &#8211; even the shaving and tweezing. I absolutely love that she captures\u00a0those\u00a0very real moments too, instead of only choosing to document her body\u00a0when perfect\/posed. Again, brilliant and, oh,<em> so<\/em> vulnerable. I certainly couldn&#8217;t take those photos of myself&#8230; and then WEAVE them for the next month or two! Yeah, no. Speaking of which, I found these photos of Erin and her loom in action on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erinmriley\/\" target=\"_blank\">her Instagram feed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erinmriley\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY6.jpg\" alt=\"ERINMRILEY6\" width=\"584\" height=\"2028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY6-86x300.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY6-295x1024.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That final photo was captioned &#8220;nipple day&#8221; &#8230; and yes, it made me LOL as the kids say. And last, a close up of her truck tattoo that came up\u00a0in the speed round:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erinmriley\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY7.jpg\" alt=\"ERINMRILEY7\" width=\"584\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY7-140x300.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ERINMRILEY7-478x1024.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t talk about gum, but how could I not include this photo!? Apparently this was late at night in the studio, the coffee was gone and all\u00a0she had left was bubble tape. You do what you have to do, am I right?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much to Erin for answering all of my questions and for being so open\u00a0<em>{and for admitting that she\u00a0too cries like a baby during Grey&#8217;s Anatomy}. <\/em>As always, thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saatchi Art<\/a> for supporting this episode, and big high fives to you for listening! There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massart.edu\/#!MassArt2020\" target=\"_blank\">MassArt {Boston}<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/tyler.temple.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler School of Art {Philadelphia}<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/shows\/greys-anatomy\" target=\"_blank\">Grey&#8217;s Anatomy<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brilliant.gallery\/18bifma\" target=\"_blank\">She didn&#8217;t mention this! Erin&#8217;s showing\u00a0at Brilliant Champion Gallery\u00a0in\u00a0Brooklyn till July 26, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s rare for fibre arts to make you feel slightly {or very} uncomfortable, but that&#8217;s exactly what these beautifully woven tapestries\u00a0do. I wrote about her for the first time in 2011, and five years later I finally get to talk to Brooklyn based artist Erin M. 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