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| Kiki Smith, Uro-Genital System, 1986. |
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| Kiki Smith, Womb, 1986. |
Kiki Smith is a German-born American artist who is acknowledged for her work addressing various social and political issues. Her works incorporate references to nature, mythology, and folktales to highlight important messages about real-world situations. She is a very well-recognized female artist whose artwork greatly contributes to the Feminist art movement. Smith engages in figurative representations and relies heavily on nature to remind individuals of the importance of epidemics and social crises. She is acknowledged for using her work to prevent serious issues from being lost in history such as the AIDS crisis, which during she lost her sister. As abortion became a growing political issue, Smith created her sculptures, Uro-Genital System and Womb (1986). Womb depicted a swollen uterus cast that is empty when opened, symbolizing the absence of women's rights and control over their own bodies.
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| Kiki Smith, Lying with the Wolf, 2001. |
Smith often credits her religious background, Catholicism, to being what guided her to view the human body as a religious artifact. She uses certain religious themes in conjunction with folktales and mythology. Lying with the Wolf features a nude woman embracing an adult wolf. Smith created this to emphasize the intimate relationship between humans and animals. The woman holds onto the wolf, which is characterized as a vicious and deceiving creature in the folktale, Little Red Riding Hood, and receives comfort and satisfaction in exchange. The woman takes the wolf's wildness and she embraces her own strengths. Smith uses her voice through her work to encourage women to find and embrace their inner she-wolf.
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/smith-kiki/
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