- Louise Pomeroy
Grace Jones and Wonder
Woman influenced the
London-based graphic
artist’s rendition. - Kirsten Ulve
“I see a man in a defensive
posture, gripping a
weapon,” says the NYC-
based artist of her take
on the current statuette.
Her version embodies
feminine ideals of
intuition (the moon) and
compassion (the heart). - Eddie Guy
The Canadian illustrator
aimed only to refine the
form until “it felt like Oscar,
only a woman.” - Sara Andreasson
The Swedish illustrator paid
homage to Hattie McDaniel,
the first black woman
to win an Oscar, in 1940. - Olivia Mole
“There is no form of the
female body that can’t be
objectified,” says Mole, a
California installation and
performance artist. “But
no one is going to slap her
on the butt when she’s a
gelatinous heap.”
9 10345- Eric Yahnker
Barbra Streisand in Yentl
was the California illustra-
tor’s muse. “The film was
before its time and dealt
with societal complications
of gender fluidity.” - Amanda Lanzone
The New York illustrator
drew Oscar as a “strong,
dignified and sexy woman.” - Matthieu Bourel
The Berlin-based artist
depicted a broken face
to signify female anger and
the “breaking of taboo.” - S a n d y
Reynolds-Wasco
The Oscar-winning La La
Land set designer con-
structed a totem of inspiring
women out of Kathleen
Kennedy’s forehead, Bette
Davis’ eyes, Halle Berry’s
smile and Rita Moreno’s feet,
among other icons’ features
and parts. - Rodrigo Corral
Instead of a human shape,
the NYC graphic artist
and Farrar, Straus and
Giroux creative director
“abstracted a form that
suggests an evolution.”
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