{"title":"Women, Chaos and X","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Hodge examines our politically, emotionally and sexually chaotic world with bold brush strokes, rich, dynamic color and raw, unfettered gestures. A powerful grace within each canvas speaks to the compliment of chaos, the beauty in so-called disorder and the subsequent birth of the latent creativity within.” — Laura Hull, Artist and Photographer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMash Gallery presents Women, Chaos and X by prolific and talented California artist, Maggi Hodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen, Chaos and X, a collection of recent work by painter Maggi Hodge, explores the relationship between women in today’s world, the chaos of that world, and X, a symbol stretching from the possible to the forbidden.Hodge examines our politically, emotionally and sexually chaotic world with bold brush strokes, rich, dynamic color, and raw, unfettered gestures. A powerful grace within each canvas speaks to the compliment of chaos, the beauty in so-called disorder and the subsequent birth of the latent creativity within.Woven into this exploration is the question: What does it mean to be a woman in today’s shifting society, juggling multiple roles and learning to pursue a balance between power and nurturing? Hodge’s representations of the feminine reflect the emotionality and mystery of the female: powerful, vulnerable, ecstatic, sad.These myriad layers of the feminine state engage oppositions historically and culturally represented by the letter X. At once affirming and negating, an expression of acceptance and then rejection, X not only protects, it exposes. It’s hot and cold nature reflects both the female state and the chaos it confronts on a daily basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Maggi Hodge’s Women, Chaos and X is exhilarating, heartbreaking, challenging, and wild. Hodge’s canvases hold nothing back. They fully engaged us, never precious, truly unique.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— Laura Hull\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"xpanded","title":"Xpanded","description":"\u003cp\u003e60\" x 72\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggi Hodge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53651721421164,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/9023\/6012\/files\/mashgallery-maggi-hodge-xpanded-2019_jpg.webp?v=1776919962"},{"product_id":"blue-lady","title":"Blue Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003e48\" x 72\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggi Hodge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53651721453932,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/9023\/6012\/files\/mashgallery-maggi-hodge-blue-lady-2019_jpg.webp?v=1776919976"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/9023\/6012\/collections\/mashgallery-maggi-hodge-x-rated-2019.webp?v=1776916174","url":"https:\/\/www.mashgallery.com\/collections\/women-chaos-and-x.oembed","provider":"MASH Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}