Widow Maker - Limited Edition of 10 Photograph

The woman in "Widow Maker" grabs a gun from the sideboard. The image feels like a movie still from a film noir movie. The view is left to wonder what led to this moment, what is she looking at, and who is the intended target? The work is one of 9 images from the project “In an Ideal World” a series of brief, unfinished stories. Each work is a captured moment as a woman rebels (in both small and large ways) against her narrowly defined world of domesticity. These “perfect” and often humorous pictures, set in the idyllic world of the 1950s, become acerbic comments on gender roles, oppression and anger. To create the images from “In An Ideal World”, Newbold Bohemia first built sets, sourced props and costumes and hired an actor. The original photograph was taken in black and white and then meticulously recolored in the restrained and limited palette of pinks, greens and blues. The woman at the center of the series is never quite seen, her face is hidden despite being photographed from multiple angles. Each scene at first glance depicts a moment of domestic life, yet the details hint at a much darker side of the life of a suburban housewife. The implications are devastating; the images are rich, beautiful, playful, yet horrifying. Edition #3 of 10, signed on back of photograph Printed with archival inks on on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl. This 285gsm, 100% a-cellulose, bright bright white paper has a delicately textured surface and a smooth, silky feel. The printed image measures 24" X 36" and is printed with a 1/2" white border, making the paper 25" x 37".