Artist Information:
Kalliope Amorphous
Providence, RI
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
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Artist Statement:
Self-portraits are inevitable,
because I am the only one
capable of accurately
expressing the images that
take shape in my mind.
However, I have a hard time
identifying with my work as
'self' portraiture, because
all of these characters and
personalities are their own. I
just try to give them life for
a moment, acting as a screen
for these various identities,
moods and personalities to
play on. My ideas tend to be
conceptually eclectic, ranging
from interpretations of
pre-existing iconography to
the surreal, bizarre and
spiritually symbolic. I am
inspired by everything from
Pre-Raphaelite art to
psychotronic cult films.
I am not a photographer or a
narcissist, but a performance
artist with a camera. Using a
combination of light, makeup,
wigs, costumes, props and
physical nuance I create a
multiplicity of identities and
freeze them in the still
photograph. I want to push the
boundaries of what I define as
self and other by playing with
ideas of identity, gender and
archetype and the myriad ways
in which they can be
represented. I am inspired
and fascinated by all of the
subtle variations in mood and
character that human beings
are capable of. I can more ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITS
Hive Gallery (summer 2008)
Temporary Sanity, The Bowery
Poetry Club, New York, NY
The Telephone Bar, New York,
NY
Provincetown Fringe Festival,
Provincetown, MA
GROUP EXHIBITS
RI Encore Awards, Providence,
RI
The Floating Art Project,
Providence, RI (currently
exhibiting)
GirlSalon, Starlight Lounge,
New York, NY
One Woman, Henrietta ...
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Kalliope Amorphous's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Kalliope Amorphous's Portfolio. Browse Amorphous's body of work: Self-portraits are inevitable, because I am the only one capable of accurately expressing the images that take shape in my mind. However, I have a hard time identifying with my work as 'self' portraiture, because all of these characters and personalities are their own. I just try to give them life for a moment, acting as a screen for these various identities, moods and personalities to play on. My ideas tend to be conceptually eclectic, ranging from interpretations of pre-existing iconography to the surreal, bizarre and spiritually symbolic. I am inspired by everything from Pre-Raphaelite art to ... |
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