AMBER VITTORIA

As an illustrator living and working in New York, she has long dissected the ideal female figure, but she became particularly focused on it after a recent conversation with her teenage cousin. She tried to send selfies of herself to her friends, even though she constantly felt she looked bad - she should have thinner eyebrows, straighter hair, smoother legs and more make-up. Amber tries to break down exactly this artificial ideal of the woman with her bright, simple, yet very impactful and impressive works, in which she focuses on femininity and the female form through physical features such as hair growth, exaggerated hips and curvaceous figures. This boldness has attracted the attention of clients as diverse as Man Repeller, Medium, Adidas, 7 For All Mankind, CB2, Amazon Fashion, Under Armor and Interscope Records, as well as publications such as The New York Times, It's Nice That, Print Magazine, Teen Vogue and HuffPost, and now “Виж!”.

Which topics are important for you as an artist?

Creating a space within art history for women to exist through their own lenses.

Who are these women in your works, and what they say to us?

The inspiration behind the women in my work are women I've been fortunate enough to meet, interact with, or observe in my day-to-day life.

What are the gender stereotypes we have not yet managed to fight as a society?

Working towards true gender equality whilst ensuring our feminism is intersectional is most important.

Can art change social attitudes?

I truly believe so; it may be incremental to the point that it may not be observable within a single lifetime, but over decades and centuries, art has been an integral part in evolving human thought and perception.

Advertising mоguls and industry show us what the "right beauty of women" is. What is the greatest danger of imposing the idea of perfect femininity? How can stop this?

The aim to break down traditional stereotypes of beauty, especially in regards to women, is the crux of my work. By putting out ideas that beauty is not solely what is advertised to us will in turn help incrementally change our perception of it.

Whаt should be the image of a modern woman?

I'm not sure a single individual should depict a singular image of a modern woman.

Tell us some women that inspires you.

A truncated list: Gabi Gregg, Nicolette Mason, Isabel Castillo Guijarro, Jen Hsieh, Angelica Hicks

Let’s change places - women are artist but men are their muses. How then will look history of art?

I'm not too sure, but that would make for an interesting film.\

How hunour and satire help us to talk about the sore topics?

I leverage use of bright colors to invite in viewers and make them feel comfortable. I feel similar tactics apply to humor and satire; welcoming in an audience with something inviting has always been helpful in introducing sore topics.

Photo by Atisha Paulson

Which is “the big change” in society that we need these days?

More empathy.

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