Autobiographical events play a major role in the artwork of Claudia Phares; especially those that have challenged her sense of control. Such an event is having become a mother. Informed with mother-centred feminism, Claudia seeks to depict strategies to sustain the roles and responsibilities required as an artist/mother.
My practice is closely linked to my personal life. There are no boundaries between me and the viewer. Through drawing, painting and bookmaking I am sharing my internal experiences in work that has the intimacy of a personal diary."
Currently I am exploring the subject of motherhood, mother-artist and female energy. The body's transformation, experienced as transition - from girl to woman, daughter to mother - is a central them in the work.
2018
(8) – Festival de dessin (drawing festival)
La Nouvelle Manufacture, Ardeche, France
(https://www.lanouvellemanufacture.org)
Publications
M.A.M.A. Issue n.31: Marketa Senkyrik and Robin Silbergleid - mother's diary (for Kaya) - on-line monthly on-line publication featuring art, academic and creative writing with the aim to promote women internationally and generate cultural exchanges and opportunities run by procreate Project
https://www.procreateproject.com/mama-issue-n-31-marketa-senkyrik-robin-silbergleid/