Kiki Smith and her Identity.

Free Fall,1994. Photogravure, etching, and sanding.

My Blue Lake. 1995. Photogravure, a la poupee inking, and lithograph.

Pool of Tears 2 (after Lewis Carroll). 2000. Etching, aquatint, and drypoint with watercolor additions.

Puppet, 1993-94. photogravure with collaged etching and aquatins and string additions.

Constellations, 1996. Lithograph and flocking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Kiki Smith had a phase in her art making where she discovered she could use herself as an object to convey her art and expression. She enjoyed doing this mostly through prints. She chose to define herself, with photos of herself, photos of members of her family intertwined with her image and other objects. She also would define herself through things she enjoyed like folk lore, mythology, astrology, and fairy tales. She went through a period of time where she was focusing on female hero's of her's from the past and present. I believe this also another way she is depicting herself; through gender, and what she viewed as powerful.