Ashley Renee Hoffman is a collage artist living amongst mountains of magazines not unlike the Appalachian mountains around her. Her imagery is derived from vintage pornography, pop culture magazines, and encyclopedias procured from yard sales and thrift stores.
Within the collages, the artist examines feminine ideals and pressures within social constructs, her love of women, and the detriment of the original woman, Mother Earth. She takes the nude form out of it's pornographic context to reclaim the capitalization and exploitation of female sexuality. When this powerful imagery is juxtaposed with symbols of the natural and domestic world, the artist creates a dialogue for important feminist and environmental issues.
