Suzzan Blac

Suzzan Blac painting You're suffering is real

Suzzan Blac (born Birmingham, UK, 1960[1]) is an English surreal artist who paints images of physical, mental and sexual abuse.

Art work

Suzzan's work is being used in social worker training, and to help abuse victims in group therapy.[1] Her art has been shown in London and Berlin.[2][3]

She exhibited at Resistance Gallery in London in 2009, a show called "A Basement of Dolls" which focused on pornography and female body image.[2][4][5]

Autobiography

The Rebirth of Suzzan Blac (Bettie Youngs Books, 2012) tells of Blac's troubled childhood of poverty and sexual abuse and how she used her artwork to heal herself.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marc Boisclair, "Trauma Oculaire : Suzzan Blac", Sinistre magazine, January 25, 2011, http://sinistremag.com/index.php/2011/01/trauma-oculaire-suzzan-blac/ (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chris Osburn, "Preview: Suzzan Blac's A Basement of Dolls at Resistance Gallery", Londonist, February 13, 2009, http://londonist.com/2009/02/preview_suzzan_blacs_a_basement_of.php (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  3. ↑ Strychnin Gallery, 7 Year Itch, Surrealism Group Show http://strychningallery.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/7-year-itch-opening-night (Accessed April 27, 2012)
  4. ↑ "A Basement of Dolls – Suzzan Blac", Kultur Kurier, 2009, http://www.kulturkurier.de/veranstaltung_165492.html (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  5. ↑ "A Basement of Dolls - Resistance Gallery", 2009, http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Events-Review/a-basement-of-dolls-resistance-gallery (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  6. ↑ Bettie Youngs Books, Suzzan Blac - Author page, http://www.bettieyoungsbooks.com/authors/SuzzanBlac/index.htm (Accessed April 27, 2012)

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