#2 - Cecilia Granara - Painter

As a woman  I know the difference between appreciation and  teeth what really hurts  is that as a girl  i had to know the same thing.  —survivor  Nayyirah Waheed For this second episode, I interviewed Cecilia Granara, professional artist and fellow Italian that has made of Paris her home.  When I first saw Cecilia’s paintings, an exuberant mix of bright colourful bodies, often naked and stylized, I thought she was bold and outspoken.  As I talked with her, it became clear her practice was greatly influenced by an uncompromising academic research and endless feminist readings.  So, take out your notebooks because this episode is packed with references and reading tips you might want to save.  With Cecilia, we talked about the importance to depict women through a broader palette than what usually codified by the male gaze, how a very personal experience may morph into a collective one and why being disgraceful can actually lead to empowerment.  Cecilia on Instagram: Cecilia Granara Cecilia's work available at Non Cancelled Art online exhibition Cecilia's picture by Michele Yong REFERENCES:   Mona Chollet, Sorcières, 2019 Linda Nochlin, Why there have not been great women artists?, 1971 Griselda Pollock Sarah Ahmed, The cultural politics of emotion, 2004 Chris Kraus Maggie Nelson, « Bluets » and «  The argonauts », 2009, 2015 Trin T Min Ha, Woman other native, 1989  Theresa Hak Yung Cha, Dictée, 1996 Claudia Rankine, Don’t let me be lonely, 2004 Louis Fratino Ridley Howard’s Instagram account  Jenna Gribbon’s Instagram account  John Berger, Ways of seeing, 1972 Liv Strômquist, L’origine du monde, 2016 Nancy Spero Dana Schutz, How We Would Give Birth, 2007  The Talking Canvas Podcast on Instagram  The Talking Canvas Podcast on Facebook Reach out at [email protected]