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Hilary Harkness

Hilary Harkness (born 1971) is an American artist.

Remove: Her paintings frequently depict surreal worlds inhabited solely by women. She often portrays her female subjects as miniaturized figures set within complexly arranged mechanical or military environments, usually engaged in erotic, violent, or sado-masochistic scenarios.[1][2] Her work has thus been considered Queer art.

Add: In her meticulously rendered small-scale paintings, Harkness fuses traditional techniques and world building with a distinctly contemporary sensibility to explore power struggles inherent in sex, race, and class systems on an uncensored stage. Working in episodic series that take years to complete, Harkness wields skill and imagination to elevate the stories and intersectional experiences of women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people.^[1][2]

In her 2023 article for Elephant Magazine, Gilda Bruno writes “Adopting a self-professed ‘revisionist’ approach to the hegemonic narratives that distort our understanding of reality — from toxic beauty standards and gender roles to the erasure of women’s footprint in the social, political and cultural discourse and history as a whole — in her art, Harkness turns society upside down to restitute a portrait of womanhood that breaks free from conventions.”^[3] Asennett (talk) 21:38, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: A majority of the requested changes are currently written in a promotional tone. Please review WP:Neutral point of view and ensure you follow this before submitting any edit requests. voorts (talk/contributions) 22:13, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hilary Harkness

Hilary Harkness (born 1971) is an American artist.

Remove: Her paintings frequently depict surreal worlds inhabited solely by women. She often portrays her female subjects as miniaturized figures set within complexly arranged mechanical or military environments, usually engaged in erotic, violent, or sado-masochistic scenarios.[1][2] Her work has thus been considered Queer art.

Add: In small-scale paintings, Harkness is known for meticulous detailing, using traditional techniques and world building while exploring power struggles inherent in sex, race, and class systems on an uncensored stage. Working in episodic series over years-long periods, Harkness recounts the stories and intersectional experiences of women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people.^[4][5]

In her 2023 article for Elephant Magazine, Gilda Bruno writes, “Adopting a self-professed ‘revisionist’ approach to the hegemonic narratives that distort our understanding of reality — from toxic beauty standards and gender roles to the erasure of women’s footprint in the social, political and cultural discourse and history as a whole — in her art, Harkness turns society upside down to restitute a portrait of womanhood that breaks free from conventions.”^[6] Asennett (talk) 18:21, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:NPOV and WP:PROMO. Badbluebus (talk) 19:13, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Echoing the above and closing this request. Feel free to reopen with a more neutrally-worded proposed change. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 16:56, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, after reading the articles on best practices, I have revised my edits to be as clear about when a statement is opinion and to avoid praise. Please let me know if these revisions are satisfactory, and thank you for your consideration.

Hilary Harkness (born 1971) is an American artist.

Remove: Her paintings frequently depict surreal worlds inhabited solely by women. She often portrays her female subjects as miniaturized figures set within complexly arranged mechanical or military environments, usually engaged in erotic, violent, or sado-masochistic scenarios.[1][2] Her work has thus been considered Queer art.

Add: In small-scale paintings, Harkness has been noted for her meticulous detailing, using traditional techniques and world building while exploring power struggles inherent in sex, race, and class systems on an uncensored stage.^[7] Creating her work in episodic series over years-long periods, Harkness recounts the experiences of women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people.^[8] In her 2023 opinion piece, Gilda Bruno writes that Harkness uses her artwork as a platform for women previously erased from history, questioning society's understanding of toxic beauty standards and conventional gender roles.^[9] Asennett (talk) 15:55, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You could WP:ATTRIBUTE those statements. Badbluebus (talk) 16:59, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, for "has been noted for her meticulous detailing.." I cited a source of one of the many times critics have referred to her technique: do I need to cite more voices who have stated this? Asennett (talk) 20:02, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

If there is any way I need to update my citing, please let me know. I greatly appreciate any help.

Best,

Toni Asennett (talk) 16:27, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have reviewed the articles of best practices and ensured that the quotes are attributed to the proper sources. Please let me know if this requires further revision.

Hilary Harkness (born 1971) is an American artist. Remove: Her paintings frequently depict surreal worlds inhabited solely by women. She often portrays her female subjects as miniaturized figures set within complexly arranged mechanical or military environments, usually engaged in erotic, violent, or sado-masochistic scenarios.[1][2] Her work has thus been considered Queer art.

Add: In small-scale paintings, Ksenia M. Soboleva has noted Harkness for her meticulous detailing, using traditional techniques and world building while exploring power struggles inherent in sex, race, and class systems.[3] Creating her work in episodic series over years-long periods, Harkness recounts the experiences of women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people.[2] In her 2023 opinion piece, Gilda Bruno writes that Harkness uses her artwork as a platform for women previously erased from history, questioning society's understanding of toxic beauty standards and conventional gender roles.[4]

1. ^ Amy, Michael, Hilary Harkness at Bill Maynes, ART IN AMERICA, November 2001, p. 151. 2. ^ Tillman, Lynne. "Hilary Harkness: Queer Visions," Hilary Harkness: Everything For You. Black Dog Press, 2024. 3. ^ Soboleva, Ksenia M. “Hilary Harkness Interviewed by Ksenia M. Soboleva,” BOMB. October 30, 2023. 4. ^ Gilda Bruno. “Hilary Harkness’s Intricate Paintings Confront America’s Troubled History,” Elephant. October 20, 2023.

Asennett (talk) 17:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC)Anthony M. Sennett[reply]

Hello, is this edit being reviewed? Thank you for any help! Asennett (talk) 21:21, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Voorts Hi! I am writing to ask if you are still looking into these edit requests. Thank you for any help with information on how to move forward with these corrections. Asennett (talk) 16:54, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Asennett, this is better, but not quite there yet.

• Harkness has been noted Who noted that? That kind of statement needs attribution on Wikipedia. Rewrite it as "X said Y about Harkness", paraphrasing what X said.
• The second sentence cites Harkness herself. Is there an art critic you can cite instead?

voorts (talk/contributions) 17:28, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Voorts Hello, thank you so much for providing this specific feedback. I have edited to the above to give direct attribution to the interviewer, and I have added a specific essayist from Hilary Harkness's book who stated the ideas in the second sentence. Asennett (talk) 19:59, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Voorts Hello, is there any further updates required for approval? Thank you for your consideration. Asennett (talk) 19:40, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Asennett: if you see above, there's a backlog of conflict of interest edit requests. Myself or someone else will get to it eventually. voorts (talk/contributions) 20:36, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely! Thank you for this update. Asennett (talk) 22:50, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]