99% NO.67 Eva 2013

Editor: This is Sedrick Huckaby's "99% NO.67 Eva," a small ink drawing at the Harvard Art Museums. The sketch-like quality gives it a raw, vulnerable feel. What do you see in this piece, beyond the immediate image of a pregnant woman? Curator: It's like Huckaby's peeled back a layer, isn't it? There's an intimacy in the seemingly unfinished lines. The title hints at imperfection, that 1% missing, perhaps reflecting on societal pressures on mothers. Notice the way the cups she's holding contrast with her fullness, they seem to suggest an emptiness needing to be filled. What do you make of that? Editor: That's a great point, the contrast is striking! It is as though she is ready to nurture. I hadn't considered that emptiness. Curator: Precisely! It's a portrait of anticipation and the weighty expectations placed on women, softened by Huckaby's empathetic hand. It reminds me that art is often about capturing a feeling, not just a likeness. Editor: I'll definitely remember that. Thanks, that's a lovely perspective!