Beatrice Lebreton
Voices are part of one’s humanity. Being voiceless you are excluded from it. The bottom row in the painting is made out of rolled book pages: If I am not allowed to speak then I shall write. We cannot remain hostages under laws, practices and traditions. Oppression results in feminist resistance.
Throughout history we have shown defiance as to proclaim justice and demand respect. We are born into stereotypes and expectations. In order to connect with our own identities, we break all that down and capture our essence as female which come from self-acceptance. Women will not be unheard, captive or repressed.
Béatrice Lebreton is a French native artist, now based in Harlem, working in mixed media painting and public art. She holds an MFA from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris and an MA in African Art History from La Sorbonne University.
Lebreton is inspired by her multicultural heritage and likes to combine both abstract and realist elements. She works in series dealing with the female image, women’s contributions, struggles and identity, while honoring women of color. Her work has progressively developed into narrative, creating stories and social commentaries as a means of communication focusing on symbolism and metaphors.
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