Margie Livingston -

Fragment, 2016, Acrylic paint, cord, linen, thread, 9 x 6 x 1 in., Photo: Richard Nicol

"To enable me to pull the weight of a much larger painting, I sewed to harness based on those worn by body builders for strength training. Dragging around the literal weight of painting is a fitting metaphor for my practice practice goals right now. History lionizes macho gestures, but I'm looking for something more personal: new insights into the mashup of irony, humor, emotional pain, and earnestness that has driven my work over the past eight years." Margie Livingston, Artist Statement

http://www.margie.net/