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Faiza Butt

Born 1973, Lahore; lives and works in London

Get out of my dreams I
2008
Ink on polyester film
H. 24 x W. 19 in. (61 x 48.3 cm)
Collection of Kenneth Hillan and Duncan Robertson
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Get out of my dreams II
2008
Ink on polyester film
H. 22 x W. 28 1/2 in. (55.9 x 72.4 cm)
Private collection, London
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The inspiration for my work stems directly from my sense of identity (gender/cultural) and the times we live in. I create work by chancing upon potent journalistic images, text, encounters, and experiences, as I conduct my affairs as an artist, a mother, and a woman. I have focused on gender issues since the beginning of my artistic career, and feminist debate remains an issue very close to my heart. My work reflects my varied cross-cultural experiences and is a reflection on the instability and uncertainty of our time.

My choice of medium was a reactionary response to my years as a student at the Slade School of Art, where large, physical, muscular and “technologically advanced” work held more worth than contemplative intellectual responses. I started to create ambitious, highly detailed drawings with ink pens that rival “spectacles” of work and focus on art historical and gender issues.

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