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Miss Becky

 



Miss Becky

Known to some as Miss Becky, to others as Bec... but we like to call her (adoringly) 'The Vag Badge chick.' Some people wear their hearts on their sleaves, Miss Becky wears her Vag Badge... where ever she likes! She fun, cheeky, satirical and a clever lady - that's why we like her!

What are you working on at the moment?
I’ve got a few things in the cooker at the moment. I’ve just started working with some basic stencils and thinking about making some wallpaper/repetitive canvases using simple silhouette images of black Scotty dogs, not really thinking of a finished work at this stage but am hoping it will be some sort of domestic installation referencing 'the black dog'. I have also been thinking about some satirical pieces inspired by Australian folk art, but this is more of a long term work as I would ideally like to covertly attend some suburban folk art classes for some authentic inspiration ;)

Is a vending machine takes your money, what do you do?
Die a little inside. Kidding!

Scrunch or fold? (that one's a joke)
Well…

 

 

 

Who would you like to collaborate with (living or dead)?
Hmmmmm, Tatty Devine, Kyoto Hashimoto, Jeff Koons (that controversial fellow), Yayoi Kusama, Ricky Swallow, Fiona Hall (on something to do with soap), Geraldine Mills, All of the artists in the Hello Kitty X Exhibition, and of course my artist friends particularly Marius Jastkowiak and Jaime Thompson.

How many soap rings have you made (& how many broke while you were making them?)

I’ve made around 300? Not as many broke while making them as you’d think, maybe about 10. Unfortunately lots broke after I’d given them away, they had a nasty habit of shattering on the ground if dropped!

But I did enjoy that as it demonstrated the concept behind the rings, as a tongue in cheek tribute to disposable fad jewellery. First you wash, and then you wear (insert 'I’m just a girl' giggle)

Who do you like to exhibit with?
I generally like to work with some of the talented artists that I went to art school with and other like-minded fun loving folk. However, I have been working on different solo projects of late.

What's the best advice you've been given?
Make quality not quantity.

What's the worst advice you've been given?
Get a real job!

What's this 'Vag Badge' business about? ha ha
The Vag Badge is a work that I created for a group exhibition called ‘Overt Compensation Reloaded’ in 2006 at the Depot Gallery in Danks St Waterloo. My Vag Badges and Wash ‘n’ Wear soap rings then featured as part of artist Jane Naylor’s ‘Snack Art’ project through out 2006 and 2007 being sold as part of her ‘Snack Art’ vending machines.

The Vag Badge stills lives on. For the last few years I’ve been getting requests for them and I have been introduced recently to other artists as ‘The Vag Badge chick’… an ‘interesting’ title I have to admit. I’ve also been planning a Vag Badge website as people seem to like the vag ;)

What's the feedback from people when they see you wearing one?
"That’s a lovely flower brooch… is that a flower?"

Do you have any artistic ritual?
I’m definitely a night owl! I go through phases in my art making practice; it depends on the work that I’m creating. Sometimes it will be in front of the TV other times it will resemble cooking, waiting for fimo creations to come out of the oven.

Whose art would you like to own?
I would like to own one of Lionel Bowden’s ‘Objects of Desire’. I saw them at Bent Western an exhibition held at Blacktown Arts Centre as part of the 2008 Sydney Mardigras and I still daydream about them.

How many artists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Ten. One to screw in the light bulb and the other nine to conceptualise about it and critique the overall performance.


Miss Becky

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