Katie Bassett Sculpture

Katie Bassett - Artist Statement

I produce art that represents the female body through industrialized representations of clothing. My main concern is creating art that represents the issues that effect today's society. The central issue that I tackle is the manner woman find their identity through their clothing style. I execute this concern by creating clothing that is not wearable, this essentially takes away the issue of what clothing to wear. If the clothing that I fabricate were the only clothing that existed, no one would wear anything therefore identity would return to who a person truly is internally, rather than his or her exterior appearance. Is it what a person is on the inside that shapes them or is it something external that can often be shaped or changed at will. I tackle these fundamental issues our society is facing through my art. Often the rules need to be broken; by transforming typically utilitarian clothing into something "Not Suitable for Wearing", is to me, breaking the unwritten rules of fashion and identity.