I was looking at articles that interested me and I picked up the:
Website:http://www.bjp-online.com/
I was intrigued by the Madonna like front image and the complimentary pair on the cover.
Anywho flicking through I came across a few interesting articles;
Firstly I came across a short article about Nancy Newberry.
I had read about her pictures of "mums" before and found the symbolism and social status symbol of something so clownish intriguing. The ritual seems bizarre to me and Newberry's images do little to dispel this feeling of oddness.
What also interests me in Newberry's images is the relationship with space. Although the figures are most defiantly the focus of the image, they often seem engulfed by their surroundings, adding to the image of oddness.
Secondly there is Shirin Fathi's work
Fathi plays with gender and culture. Although her work relates to her own culture, we can all relate to the feelings shown in her images of being part of her own culture. She focuses on religious and mythical themes, which is a popular subject today and always.
Her gender politics are hidden in plain sight, which as someone who likes her ability to vote, therefore a feminist, appeals top me.
What I really liked was the statement that the images are not self portraits, rather Fathi's body is her tool.
Finally Gerwyn Davies's spread made me smile.
The images are so surreal. All the images are costumes, and have the odd quality of nearly but not quite blending in with there backgrounds. I have an interest in costumes, so this article attracted me. The images are undeniably cute and a bit funny, for example the blue mouse drinking through the tape.
These are also self portraits, but once again the self is hidden. Or maybe not. I guess you could say more of the self is revealed than in an image in which you could see the face, because you see inside their mind instead.
I'm not sure that sentence makes sense, oh well.
As you were.
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