{"id":203,"date":"2017-01-24T02:46:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T02:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2017\/01\/24\/i-dont-want-these-women-to-disappear-because\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:05:11","slug":"i-dont-want-these-women-to-disappear-because","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/i-dont-want-these-women-to-disappear-because","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI don\u2019t want these women to disappear, because before there is the opportunity to live on you have to get documented,\u201d says Rebecca Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2a21c6fbd4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2a21c6fbd4\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full 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[76.2 x 56.5 cm]), using paper that she primes with a custom pink acrylic paint. She then employs a limited palette of black, white, and gray to build the portrait. Although she approaches each work with identical parameters, Campbell imbues each portrait with a unique sense of identity, capturing their likeness with bold and gestural brushstrokes. Each sitter meets the gaze of the viewer, with her strengths and vulnerabilities candidly conveyed. Beyond subject matter, these works are a celebration of painting itself, and the quality of imagery that can only be brought forth with paint and brush. 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