52 Pinup: Wildcard Bombshells
Digital Gallery Exhibition by Sophie Jewel
A short story of how this project came to be…
Last summer, a friend sent me this vintage deck of 1940s nude playing cards, where the box says “Artist’s Models Deck: 52 Figure Masterpieces”. Feeling fairly certain these were not actually intended for drawing reference, I saw a challenge.
Pinup girls and retro style have always been a huge influence to me, something I am very passionate about. I feel Pinup art and the culture around it has been the perfect outlet for me and other women to turn the tables on female objectification. Pinups, in my context, help women to be brave and bare it all if they want to and finally take ownership of our own sexuality. It is no longer shameful to be sexy, it is empowering.
Wildcard Bombshells hopes to raise money and awareness to sexual wellness and empowerment. Panned Parenthood, being an organization close to my heart and in need of the community’s help in this current climate, felt the most relevant and worthy to benefit from this exhibition. This is why a portion of every sale will be donated directly to a local Planned Parenthood branch.
Queen of Spades
Watercolor $50Jack of Clubs
Paint Marker and Ink $150King of Hearts
Highlighter and Ink $60Queen of Hearts
Highlighter and Ink $70Queen of Clubs
Highlighter and Ink $50King of Spades
Watercolor and Ink $70Ace of Diamonds
Marker $70Ace of Spades
Highlighter and Ink $35Jack of Spades
Vine Charcoal $40Two of Clubs
Paint Marker and Ink $80Two of Hearts
Paint Marker and Ink $50Five of Diamonds
Paint Marker, Gel Pen, ink $65Jack of Diamonds
Marker and Ink $70Eight of Hearts $40
HighlighterEight of Diamonds
Metallic In and Gel Pen $40King of Diamonds
Marker $60Seven of Diamonds
Colored Pencil $50Three of Diamonds
Paint Marker and Ink $150Three of Spades
Highlighter and Ink $40Six of Diamonds
Colored Pencil $60Three of Clubs
Paint Marker and Ink $80Two of Diamonds
Paint Marker and Ink $50Ace of Clubs
Paint Marker and Ink $80Two of Spades
Highlighter and Ink $30Four of Clubs
Metallic and India Ink $40Four of Diamonds
Pencil and Ink $40Six of Spades
Watercolor and Ink $70Seven of Spades
Pencil $30Eight of Clubs
Paint Marker and ink $50Seven of Clubs
Pencil and Ink $70Nine of Clubs
Paint Marker $50Ten of Spades
Chalk Pastel $80Nine of Spades
Watercolor and Ink $70Ace of Hearts
Gel Pen, Paint Marker, Ink $100Ten of Diamonds
Paint Marker and Ink $60Ten of Hearts
highlighter and Ink $40Nine of Hearts
Highlighter and Ink $40Dracarys (Five of Spades)
Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ink $100Six of Hearts
Watercolor and Ink $50Eight of Spades
Watercolor and Ink $60Five of Hearts
Highlighter $40Four of Hearts
Highlighter and Ink $40Show More