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Georgia Williamson
Georgia Williamson is a Sydney based artist whose practice is reflective of the feminist movements of the 21st century. She produces works surrounding female empowerment, the female reproductive system and equal rights while critically analysing and deconstructing societies thoughts, and opinions. Williamson is currently a student at UNSW Art and Design studying her Bachelor of Fine Art, her practice has evolved from her continuous studies in the fields of Photography and Printmaking.
Tell us about your creative process. What drives your practice?
My creative process predominantly stems from what is going on in society around me as well as how I feel about what is happening. Majority of what my artworks are heavily driven by ideas that surround women through social, political and art climates with a feminist point of view. My practice is an outlet for my energy and feelings towards these issues, where I can let out the stress, anxieties and anger and being able to share my opinion on these matters or to comment on situations I constantly notice and just want to make an artwork about it through feminist tropes. By critiquing the struggles I witness I’m driven to start a conversation based on the concepts my art explores, not only for feminists but for anyone who identifies with what I create and with my practice.
Talk to us about the strong feminist themes underpinning your artworks?
The most common themes found in my artworks explore the reproductive system and equal rights whether it is about the pay gap or about the body and misogyny. A lot of the feminist ideas that are found throughout my practice have come from reading articles, following female artists, female run pages, public figures and feminist instagram accounts quite a few of my artworks have stemmed from an article about the pay gap, #METOO movement and other various outlets that I have come across that talk about the reproductive system and equal rights. Exploring equal rights and the reproductive system in my artworks are just some motifs that I have been able to explore so far in my practice and they are what I am heavily influenced by the most at this moment in my life due to current social, political and art climates. These climates
are constantly changing and evolving as we develop as a world and people that my practice will continually evolve and develop with the circumstances.
Are there any female printmakers and/or artists that influence you?
I do have a couple of female printmakers who have conceptually influenced my practice; when I first started printmaking I was immediately influenced by the Guerrilla Girls; their art is so bold, simplistic and straight forward it’s something I have strived for in a few screen prints of mine. I also love that it’s a group of women working together to voice facts and opinions for their fellow female peers in the art world and their demand for what minorities in the art world deserve. Screen Printer Jillian Evelyn is another influence of mine, her screen prints exploring the female body and look so delicate and fine they are incredibly mesmerising to look at. There are so many other female artists that I’m influenced by but I’m scared you might be here for days reading about it although the Guerrilla Girls and Jillian Evelyn are where I take a lot of my inspiration from within printmaking as well as various other outlets such as music, writing and public figures.
Finally, what exciting projects are you working on at the moment?
At the moment I am currently trying to get to the end of finishing the university year with final assessments; I am hoping during this break I can experiment and find some more inspiration to start the new year and heading back to uni.
