Eloise Grills
The Fat Bitch in Art
Fatness, in European scientific, artistic, cultural thought, became a spectre, haunting, stalking behind, threatening to taint white women’s thinness (to hit skinny over the head with the fat stick). In contemporary diet culture the influence of this first violence continues to seep into our thinking.
(Note on access: this essay is a mixture of image and text.)
A Graphic Review of Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
What more fitting way to respond to a graphic novel than a graphic review? Artist and visual essayist Eloise Grills breaks down the magic of Stone Fruit and the influence that Lee Lai has had on her own work.