Lee Materazzi
pushed in
Nov 3 - Dec 10, 2022
making it messy
appropriating the times
my body didn’t feel like my own
hubris, selfie
exhibitionism
to be seen
more clearly
choosing agency
the feeling of
resistance vs
resignation
when I had children
my skin ripped
scarred
stretched
how and who
I would birth
what they would need
of my body
not only to be fed
but the touch
needed to thrive
my face covered
with permanent marker
rainbows in my eyes
collaborations
with my children
encouraged
by their disregard
for inhibition
exploring the edges
of autonomy
choice
self representation
motherhood
examining marks
I’ve allowed
focusing on folds
changing
the texture
In-Person Artist Talk: Sat, Nov 5, 2022
Lee Materazzi (American, b. 1982, she/her) is a contemporary artist from Miami, FL now living in San Francisco, CA. Materazzi uses her body as a medium alongside color and texture, at times responding to remnants of material or work left by her children in the studio. Her compositions are off-kilter and investigate autonomy- rejecting acceptable social norms that regulate the human body. Materazzi’s works are considered sculpturally, but exist only temporarily. She documents what she creates with medium format photography to preserve it.
Her work has been shown internationally and is a part of numerous public art collections including The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, The Sagamore Collection, the Scholl Collection at World Class Boxing and The Perez Art Museum where she was recently included in My Body My Rules.