“Patriarchy has controlled the narrative for 10,000 years. My staged miniature photography series, RECLAIMING THE MUSE, reframes historic artworks and stories in contemporary terms. In centering women, historically cast as objects of beauty or scorn, I strive to revitalize the muse with agency, furthering the issues important to me as a contemporary female artist.
Mythos, power dynamics, gender roles, liberation, empowerment, and self-preservation are explored in this series, all with a deceptively playful overlay. Although I never depict actual people in my photographs, the human psyche is undeniably at the center of my work. I am fascinated by the psychological landscape, our search for meaning and the contradictions of human existence. So many stories, myths and artworks throughout history address these same concerns. I have found much rich source material to inspire my own interpretations for this series.”
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#1 House Of Atlas
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#2 No Means No (Leda And The Swan)
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#3 Divine Intervention After Michelangelo
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#4 Medusa’s Vanity
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#5 Three Graces
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#6 Mother’s Day After Kertesz
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#7 Ceci N’est Pas Un Homme After Magritte
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#8 The Bird After Jacques-Louis David
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#9 Night Mère After Henry Fuseli
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#10 Venus And The Pill After Botticell
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#11 Judy And Holofernes Referencing Judith Beheading Holofernes
“Many artists painted this, but, of course, my favorite is Gentileschi.”
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#12 Colossa
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