Janine Antoni- 2/22/15

Janine Antoni is an contemporary artist from the Bahamas. She attended the Sarah Lawerence College and then later on went to The Rhode Island School of Design. In class we recently came across her work. When I first saw her work, I was shocked and blown away. She uses her own body, such as her hair and eyelashes to make art. I can't even come to grips with the idea of applying mascara and brushing it up against a canvas, thousands of times to make her famous Butterfly Kisses piece is insane to me. This is one artist that I find super interesting, how she thinks of making art that way and how successful it is, its something that everyone could find interesting. While she hasn't made pieces for quite some time, most of them are quite well known. My favorite piece is Loving Care, where she dumped her hair into dye and painted with her hair. How this idea came to her I have no idea, but it is genius and wonderful. I really appreciate how unique of an artist she is, she pushes normal art, and makes it so fun to know the stories behind her work.