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1991-1992
When I arrived in Germany as a student, I found German women different from French women. Without making any easy and quick comparisons, I decided to pay tribute to all of them.
The series of women is a multiple, a limited edition. It consists of nine drawings, presented in a way other than under glass. They reference fashion, its environment, and accessories-domains traditionally considered feminine. Unfolded, they occupy the wall. Folded, they disappear into a cardboard case. While the presentation changes, the concept aligns with the approach of my other works.
My sources are diverse, and I refine them until concise figures emerge.
Here, the references draw from literature, cinema, theater, opera, but also from societal events and my impressions from the streets. In this flattened representation, I did not want any one register to dominate the others.
– A Knitting Ghost was influenced by Ugetsu Monogatari by Kenji Mizoguchi (1953)
– House of Fantasy as a creation space
– Mme Butterfly, Mme Butterfliege was influenced by Giacomo Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly (1904)
– Sex, Drugs and Rock’n Roll, song by Ian Dury (1977) as a feminist statement- Moulin Rouge the drawing was made on Place Blanche opposite the Moulin Rouge, where there were three pharmacies with three green crosses;
– Wrong Bitch dedicated to all prostitutes
– Samuraiwomaninlove can’t exist! But it was influenced by the book Go rin no sho written by Musashi Miyamoto (1645)
– Merettime dedicated to Meret Oppenheim.
– The drawings were folded and put into a cardboard sleeve like those used to contain pairs of tights, which I played with.
I also chose to use this orange, this blue, and this violet—colors that are not pure but instead harbor intricate blends.
“Series of Women is the poetic, evocative title of the first solo exhibition at Westwerk. David presents a highly idiosyncratic ‘female iconography’. 333 drawings. Each sheet is divided into nine fields, showing hearts, crosses, shoes, knitting needles and even a bow tie. The artist, who often finds her ideas on her travels, has given the symbols associative titles, such as Moulin Rouge for the cross or Butterfly Bow Tie for the insect. The special humour of these works: David folds the drawings into specially made cardboard envelopes and places them on the shelf like fashion items – surprising art, ready to be unpacked.” Judith Fell Morgenpost, 1992
Series of Women was shown in Westwerk in Hamburg 1992 and in Paris, La Maison de Monique in 1993.