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Artist Makes “Porcelain” Weapons To Explore What It Means To Be A Woman
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Artist Makes “Porcelain” Weapons To Explore What It Means To Be A Woman

Interview With Artist Artist Creates Beautiful “Porcelain” Weapons To Show Women’s Inner StrengthArtist Decorates Ceramic Weapons to Show How Strong Females AreArtist Creates Porcelain Weapons To Represent Women's Inner StrengthArtist Creates Porcelain Weapons To Represent How Strong Women Truly AreArtist Shows The Duality Of Women By Creating Ceramic WeaponsArtist Makes Artist Creates Artist Makes Artist Makes Artist Makes
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Helena Hauss is a 29-year-old French artist who was “bored and raised” in Paris, where she currently resides. While mostly known for her extremely detailed ball-point pen drawings, Hauss has recently branched out into the world of sculptures.

In an interview with Bored Panda, Helena detailed her decision to switch media. “There were some things inside me I wanted to express which I felt I couldn’t do with just a drawing, I wanted to go beyond that. I needed to create an actual object that would say it all once you saw it,” she explained. “Something allegoric, a metaphor where people could go, “Here. This is exactly how I’ve been feeling all this time”.

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Artist Helena Hauss created these sculptures as a way to challenge our perception of femininity

She titled her ‘porcelain’ project ‘Hell Hath no Fury’. “It’s an approach to represent the inner strength and fury that comes with being a woman, in contrast to an appearance of delicacy we’re too often branded with,” the artist elaborated. “Women have repeatedly been construed as the “weaker sex” and are regularly being preyed on or diminished in some way or another,” Hauss continued on the inspiration behind her sculptures. “Too often portrayed as fragile and delicate, this project is an expression of the contrasting subtleties that come with femininity, as well as an attempt at vindication from a feeling of constant vulnerability that’s been forced upon us.” The ‘ceramic’ weapons are a symbol of ‘inner strength, fury, and empowerment’.

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Even though the sculptures look delicate and bring out the images of precious china sets hidden in a cupboard, they are actually very sturdy. Hauss made polyurethane (a polymer that can be used for sculpting) look like porcelain, a very fragile material. “I wanted something strong that wouldn’t break easily, as a metaphor for its subject. Something that would look like Porcelain but actually isn’t,” the artist explained.

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When asked about the message behind her art, Hauss stated that she doesn’t want to make it political, she wanted her work to be a testimony of her personal feelings. “I think that’s when art works best: not with an agenda, but when done with sincerity,” she added. “It’s the difference between a song written for the masses and one written from the heart: where the lyrics hit you as something you can really relate to. That’s the human experience and in the end, it’s much more powerful than any political agenda: because that’s when we’ll all do better, when we actually truly understand each other”.

“The word perception is the best one you could have used: in the end, that’s the real problem, misunderstanding and ignorance,” the artist told Bored Panda. Hauss also stressed that her art is a sincere expression of herself – “We’re too often perceived as something we’re not, and the best way to change that is to actually show ourselves, make ourselves be seen, be heard”.

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As for what’s next in her projects? Helena plans to continue working on art similar to “Hell Hath no Fury”. “I’m currently working on a special piece made all in embroidery, tackling the same kind of idea by using both decorum and cynicism,” she let us have an exclusive glimpse at her next project. “Most of my work explores that similar theme of Irreverence [,] it’s all about challenging imposed labels and reveling in one’s own identity rather than having to apologize for it.”

You can watch some of the painting process in the video below

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Esca Sav
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Craftsmanship is absolutely gorgeous and incredible. You have a really detailed hand!

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Valerie Lessard
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it means nothing to be a woman. you have female reproductive organs. that's it.

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razan youssef
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's not entirely true. You obviously should never judge someone b/c of there gender or race or religion, but you should also never forget that it is apart of their identity and something to be proud of. Why say Girl power of being a girl is the same as being a boy? you get what I mean?

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sylwia-ania-janiak avatar
Esca Sav
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Craftsmanship is absolutely gorgeous and incredible. You have a really detailed hand!

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Valerie Lessard
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it means nothing to be a woman. you have female reproductive organs. that's it.

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razan youssef
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's not entirely true. You obviously should never judge someone b/c of there gender or race or religion, but you should also never forget that it is apart of their identity and something to be proud of. Why say Girl power of being a girl is the same as being a boy? you get what I mean?

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