Acrylic on antique book cover

Historical Context

This piece is painted on a century-old copy of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew — a play centered on the social conditioning of women into obedience and compliance.

Artist’s Note

The work reframes the narrative through the female gaze. What was once a story about “taming” becomes a meditation on resistance, presence, and agency.

Katherine’s line from the play remains strikingly contemporary:

“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart,
Or else my heart concealing it will break.”

Details

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• Medium: Acrylic on antique book cover

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• Includes Certificate of Authenticity