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Waiting for Checks
In Jay Lynn Gomez’s series of “Waiting for Checks (2013-present)” paintings of domestic women working, Gomez's intent is to demonstrate the boundaries of the domestic worker’s experience. Through her art, Gomez contributes to providing relevance of domestic labor. She mentions how art pieces can be hanged in a wealthy home and just be seen as a regular painting of art. The message of the art is showing the importance and labor of domestic workers. In the article by David Brody titled, Painting Labor: Ramiro Gomez’s Representations of Domestic Work”, “Yvette Waits for Her Check speaks to the boundaries that delimit the experience of the domestic worker (pg.157).” This is an example that domestic women workers are not allowed to receive their payment until after they do their work because of the high expectations of their boss. Jay Lynn Gomez's art shows the injustice of “class, race, gender and immigration (pg.158).”