Suzy González (born 1989) is an American artist and activist, she is known for her paintings and zines that explore social and political issues.
[3][4] González was raised Catholic, which she said had later informed her artwork in terms of recognizing the patriarchal role of religion and government.
[9] In 2015, González graduated with a MFA degree in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
[3][10] Created in 2013 and placed in a solo exhibit in San Antonio, Texas in the Lady Base Gallery the same year.
This piece is an acrylic and collage on canvas which González states was influenced by advertising images covered by Carol Adams.
González attached actual advertising images in order to recognize the "sexualization of animals and meat" and focuses on the "consumption of birds and women".
[11] With this work, González wanted to "create something that would undermine the pageant's implications of the sexualization of women's legs compared to that of turkeys".
The legs in this piece are meant by González to demonstrate how women have their bodies dismembered in advertising in order to enhance the effectiveness of that ad.
[11] She feels that the mannequin-like legs are important, as she states that they are much like advertising, they are used to sell what should be considered appropriate boy types and clothing styles.
Equally important, all of these characters have "ties to Latin@ cultures and speak of the reality of their struggles rather than their glorification".
The struggles embedded within this piece are abortion rights, domestic violence, decolonization, the complex nature of gender, objectification, cultural appropriation, and stereotypes".
[14] Since 2017, this has been held at The Sexual Politics of Meat Group Exhibit at The Animal Museum in Los Angeles, California.