The Rapunzel Stories: KnockTheTowerDown

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Artist: Eileen Hoffman

Title: The Rapunzel Stories: KnockTheTowerDown

Attribution: The Rapunzel Stories: Knock The Tower Down, 2020, Eileen Hoffman

Year: 2020

Materials: Mixed media on Dura-Lar, chenille stems

Dimensions: 30"w 105"h 24"d

Image Statement: Rapunzel was a young girl fighting her way out of a castle that she knew was not the entirety of her world. This Brothers Grimm story beautifully illustrates the central premise of my work: to reflect on the struggles of women to be visible and seen as powerful and intelligent. The long hair of Rapunzel inspired me to create a long art object that goes as far up as it can go, past imagination.