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My name is Cat and I am a tattoo and visual artist. I studied painting and drawing at Concordia and graduated in 2018.
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Born and raised in Montreal, Cat Prince obtained a BFA from Concordia in 2018. She concurrently works as a tattoo and visual artist delving in to themes of the taboo, vice and the power play of patriarchy within subcultures.
My name is Cat and I am a tattoo and visual artist. I studied painting and drawing at Concordia and graduated in 2018.
For "Let doves die", I was interested in the symbolism of the dove and how I could create an inner psychological landscape. The push and pull of the elements are what guide me through the importance I give them. I was also thinking of Prince’s song and wanted to tweak it.
Most of my pieces lately revolve around the feminine figure, often doll like, anime inspired, distorted, blurred to make feel surreal. The soft and sharp rendering with colour pencil really fits!
If I was to choose, it would probably be a doll because its connotations are wide and sometimes creepy. I am also really obsessed with them and it's association to fragility in opposition to masculinity.
My university bachelor’s really structured my practice as well as my traumatic childhood is a big part (giggles). Questioning beauty standards, patriarchal injustices, how our society interprets consumer culture and our relationships. My marginalized friends, taboo experiences, artists like Hans Bellmer, Hieronymous Bosch.
My favourite hobby a part from art is skateboarding! I feel it translates in to my work as it pushes the boundaries, feminism in a male dominant sphere.