Oopsie

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“Oopsie”  J.M.Liles © 2025
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Acrylic on fine art paper (14x11)
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Original art by Minneapolis local, queer, non-binary artist.
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Framed. 
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She stares out from behind oversized sunglasses, tongue extended, middle finger raised in a deliberate gesture of defiance. The nail is chipped, imperfect — a detail that undermines the glossy veneer of femininity expected of her. This is no accident; it is the core of the piece.

Oopsie rejects the demand that women be polished, compliant, and consumable. The broken nail becomes a badge of resistance, proof that she is not here to be manicured into someone else’s standard of beauty. Her body, painted in playful candy hues, contrasts with the force of her gesture — soft surfaces carrying hard truths.

The work revels in the discomfort it creates: the viewer’s gaze is met not with passivity but with mockery, with challenge. The title, almost coy, underscores the irony — an “oops” that is anything but accidental.

Here, defiance is a performance of freedom. Shamelessness becomes survival. And the smallest flaw — the chipped nail — becomes the sharpest weapon against control.
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