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① Artwork:
Other Picture #3 (Swaddled Organs)
This photograph depicts a tan material altered by the use of light. This photo is part of a series by the artist that features theatrical constructions made from a variety of everyday materials and objects, including: reflective metallic fabrics, tin foil and paper cutouts. The materials in these works are folded, tucked, taped, pinned and draped by the artist and then lit for dramatic effect. In some of the compositions, the connection between the material and the interplay of light and shadow suggests makeshift, imperfect and even humorous substitutes for the seamless backdrops traditionally employed in studio photography.
Taking strong cues from feminist discourse, Hubbs's formal and narrative photographs employ a language of image-making that brings together elements of performance and sculpture. The artist's work explores the way a photograph can be a container for atmosphere, and how this relationship has evolved over time—both conceptually and in terms of technique.
Specs:
③ Artist:
Whitney Hubbs’s formal and narrative photographs combine elements of performance and sculpture. The artist’s work explores how a photograph can be a container for atmosphere—while simultaneously addressing feminist issues. Hubbs’s photography examines the evolution of the medium, both in concept and technique.
BIO:
Whitney Hubbs was born in Los Angeles, California in 1977. The artist received an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2009 and a BFA from the California College of Art in San Francisco, California in 2005.
Solo exhibitions of Hubbs’s work have taken place at: Casemore Kirkeby in San Francisco, California (2018); M+B Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2016 and 2022); and Situations in New York City (2020).
Group exhibitions of Hubbs’s work have taken place at: Nathalie Karg in New York City (2021); Essex Flowers in New York City (2020); and Galeria Nara Roesler in Sao Paulo, Brazil (2018); among others.
Hubbs released Say So, her second monograph, with SPBH Editions in 2021.
Hubbs lives and works in New York City.
This photo is part of a series by the artist that features theatrical constructions made from a variety of everyday materials and objects, including: reflective metallic fabrics, tin foil and paper cutouts. The materials in these works are folded, tucked, taped, pinned and draped by the artist and then lit for dramatic effect.More
- Framed: 20.8 x 16.0 x 2.0 in.
- Edition of 3
- Signed
