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United States
Photography, Color on Paper
Size: 16.5 W x 16.5 H x 0.1 D in
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The 19th century brought together a number of important factors that create a perfect starting point for my exploration of female identity. Each image begins with an anonymous 19th century tintype, which I appropriate and alter. Tintypes became the first means of recording ones image that was available for the masses. This may have been the first and only time a person’s image was recorded. I think it is important to give each woman a personal identity, which is why I give each a name from the era in which she lived. Rather than use traditional flowers in this series I have chosen to use poisonous plants. These plants, even though beautiful, begin to take over and in some cases practically suffocate. In this image the plant is Nerium Oleander. Please read artist statement for this collection for more info.
Photography:Color on Paper
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Size:16.5 W x 16.5 H x 0.1 D in
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I grew up in New York, and though I now live in Jersey City I consider myself a New Yorker. I received my BFA in photography from Kansas City Art Institute. My work explores male/female relationships in a phallocentric society. I appropriate & digitally alter 19th century tintypes, predominantly of women. I name each woman using names common during the 19th century; thus giving each a personal identity. The 19th century brings together several forces. Studies of biological determination created the belief that men were the superior sex. The roles of men and women were strictly separated. Women belonged at home as wife and mother. This was also advent of the tintype. Now all classes, not just the rich could have their images recorded. Finally this was also the beginning of the women's suffrage movement. Women were increasingly becoming discontent with their restricted lives. It was time to fight for their rights. I use each tintype as my starting point to create a new narrative that incorporates history, personal experience and current social issues of today.
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