Christiana Updegraff

Kavanaugh, J. concurring.

Iron Oxide, Paper, Wax — 11”w x 11”l x 3”d

This piece was informed by 4 pages of text from Justice Kavanaugh’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade. While examining Justice Kavanaugh’s words, I kept returning to the “I emphasize what the Court today states: Overruling Roe does not mean the overruling of these precedents, and does not threaten or cast doubt on those precedents.”, making reference to marriage equality and access to birth control. This statement feels like a carefully worded guise, one that wraps the overturning of Roe v. Wade up in a tidy yet transparent bow. This piece is made from a print from a rusty hanger onto translucent paper, with text from Kavanaugh’s concurring to overturn this 50 year old ruling.

Bio

Christiana E. Updegraff, b. 1979, is a cross-discipline three dimensional artist based out of Los Angeles and San Diego, California. She completed her MFA at San Diego State University in 2011, and her BFA in 2007 from Kent State University. Christiana has also been creating and exhibiting work nationwide, and teaching Fine Art in Higher Education in Southern California for the last 12 years.