‘Ethereal Women’ by Sparrow

The Little Loomhouse has recently started featuring monthly non-fiber exhibitions. Sparrow, a photographer and UofL student, caught the attention of their collective eye. His show, “Ethereal Women,” is a celebration, with “the social construct of femininity as its anchor. Women have always been a pivotal part of my life, well-being and identity,” Sparrow explains. “My painful suffering with Sickle Cell disease gave me an overwhelming appreciation for women as stark contrast to … [the] patriarchal masculinity as it presents itself in society and art. I find that levels of misogyny, sexual objectification and inequality as values pressured upon me as a young black male are … ultimately diminished when I create art that that emphasizes the beauty, strength and aesthetic of femininity.”

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

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328 Kenwood Hill Road
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‘Ethereal Women’ by Sparrow

Jo Anne Triplett is the contributing visual arts editor at LEO Weekly. She’s a past member of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Public Art, was the content advisor on the Glassworks Building video, and has written for Louisville Magazine, Kentucky Homes and Gardens and the national publication Glass Craftsman. Jo Anne came to Louisville from Washington, D.C. where she worked as a researcher and writer for the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

 

 

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