Rebekah bogard biography of barack

I employ fictional animals in my artwork to explore the narrative of my life and my own personal history as they provide me with both anonymity and security to the secrets I reveal.  I enjoy utilizing animals because they are beautiful and mysterious creatures, vulnerable to relations with humans.  This susceptibility gives them a sense of benevolence that is often lacking in human associations.  I use this vulnerability as a source of power.  It takes a brave and confident person or animal to make themselves vulnerable, for they must have the strength to withstand the consequences. 

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The narratives are purposefully ambiguous as there are many ways to interpret a single piece.  Some pieces look cute, sweet and innocent, but upon closer inspection, one realizes that the piece is conceptually more complicated.  They may be read simultaneously as happy-go-lucky as well as melancholic and out of place.  I blend the beautif