Game Art: Georgie Roxby Smith's "Lara Croft, Domestic Goddess I & II" (2013)
Australian artist Georgie Roxby Smith's latest project features Lara Croft performing a series of mundane activities. As Smith writes,
"[F]or the first time in 2013 was re-imagined by a female writer, deeply conscious of finding a balance between “a man with boobs” and exploring areas of the female psyche without overly feminizing the character. Whilst the body is less overtly sexualised than previous versions of Lara, and her vulnerability is a strength of her character’s development rather than a victimization – the incredibly violent and voyeuristic death scenes are unparalleled. In a tongue-in-cheek play on the stereotypical depiction of Lara, the career woman of action adventure gaming,our heroine is re-positioned her as “domestic goddess” - but rather than balancing the media hyped “career, children, husband, home” - her flipside manages her domestic chores alongside her “work” as sex symbol and “bad guy getter”. The death sounds become her cries of distress in her entrapment or the ironic orgasmic ecstasies of the home." (Georgie Roxby Smith, 2013)
Also, here's a sneak preview of Smith's new live performance in Call of Duty. Peacekeeper will be unleashed this June:
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