Print Contemporary Practice

Molly McClain

A self reflection on “ I love me, I love me not”

The main concept of my work is self exploration of my own femininity and growing into a young woman in today’s society. Throughout my work I wanted to explore my own personal journey through my struggles with mental health and self esteem. Although my pieces confirm to societal beauty standards when examined more closely there is a level of self exploration and the need to be desired. Being a woman in today’s society there is a pressure on us to fit certain beauty standards and levels of femininity to be seen desirable. Over the last 3 years I have worked with floral and feminine imagery which has helped me develop a better understanding of me and my art. I want my work to look aesthetically pleasing and beautiful to the eye but once you take a closer look there is a sense of self exploration and discovery. The use of hearts in my work celebrate the beauty of the feminine body which may be stigmatised. I have styled my pieces so that viewers can easily identify with the subjects.

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Welcome

We formally welcome you to ‘be.cause_’, the Limerick School of Art & Design Graduate Show of 2017 featuring the work of final year LSAD Graduates from Painting, Printmaking & Contemporary Practice, Sculpture & Combined Media, Ceramic Design, Creative Multimedia, Fashion Design, Fashion Knit & Textiles and Visual Communications.

This show is the culmination of the last four years of discipline introduction, skill-building, research and experimentation which has finally led the graduates here; synthesising all they’ve learned and absorbed during their time in LSAD. 2017 has been a historic year, peppered with student exhibitions and awards both national and international. This year is the first graduating year of the Fashion Knit & Textiles cohort, culminating in a memorable show that featured a wonderful collaboration between students on the programme and students on the Creative Multimedia programme in LSAD Clonmel.

This type of collaboration is one of the most important things graduates will take with them. It’s not only important within the context of an art college, but remains a crucial part of the wider world context of art and design. Increasingly, the creative professions need graduates as flexible, adaptable individuals, capable of working across a variety of media and disciplines. For the last four years they’ve all been working together, and we hope that they continue to stay in touch, and continue to build interdisciplinary links as they advance into their careers.