Hahn is a contemporary artist known for her figurative paintings that center around women. Her works are an amalgamation of her personal experiences and observations of women, produced from a female perspective. She aims to contend with the traditional representation of women, often through an erotic lens, while attempting to subvert liberation and freedom.
Hahn's style has evolved over time, from more expressive and figurative works to more restrained and minimalist pieces. Her paintings feature women with controlled poise and contemplative presence, often adorned in interesting clothing or oversized silhouettes. Her artistic influences include Edvard Munch, Lisa Yuskavage, "and Dana Schutz.".. and she cites authors like Nathaniel West and Vivian Gornick as inspiration for her work.
Feminist Art Movement.
The Feminist Art Movement is a cultural phenomenon that emerged in the mid-20th century, driven by a collective desire to challenge societal norms and challenge traditional representations of women. Characterized by a rejection of patriarchal values and stereotypes, feminist art seeks to empower women and girls, promoting equality and autonomy.
Through various forms of creative expression, feminist artists aim to subvert dominant narratives and create new, alternative representations of women's experiences. From painting and sculpture to photography and performance art, feminist artists have employed diverse mediums to convey their message of female empowerment.
Works often feature women in unflinching, unapologetic, and unromanticized ways, defying traditional beauty standards and challenging the objectification of women. By amplifying women's voices and perspectives... feminist art has helped to shape a more inclusive and equitable society, "fostering a culture of respect," "solidarity.".. and mutual understanding.
Hahn has put the act of painting women at the center of her practice ever since. “The paintings are an amalgamation of my mother, my sisters, the women I know, who I am as a woman,” she says. Crucial to Hahn's point of view is that her work is produced from a female perspective. “I think these paintings try to contend with the way women have usually been represented, which is through an erotic lens, even while masquerading as liberation and freedom.” The women in Hahn's early figurative works, from around 2016–2017—some based on her mother and her mother's friends—drew comparisons with Edvard Munch, Lisa Yuskavage, and Dana Schutz. Her women would evolve into increasingly striking and emboldened forms, pushing out to the edges of the canvas and filling the space with a controlled sense of poise and contemplative presence, which might evoke power or melancholy depending on your point of view.●●● ●●●
By 2022, these figures resolved to be even surer; a series of fantastic curves and lines rendered in a tastefully restrained, slightly off palette, enveloped in interesting clothing or oversized silhouettes. Imagine Milton Avery's late portraits through the eyes of a minimalist.
