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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 Reviews:
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Kalliope Amorphous:
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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 Hudson, New York, NY
Girlsalon Too, Meow Mix, New York, NY
Some Kind Of Art, Rug-B Cafe, Brooklyn, NY
Flash Forward, Viva Artworks, Providence, RI
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Pixiport Fine Arts Photography featured artist (pixiport.com)
Selected by curator Liz Dummitt of Gumshoe New York to showcase work at Gawker Artists. Gawker artists is owned by the Gawker media organization. “The media elite and pop-culture trends of the moment.” –New York Times.
Online representation by Artrenegades.com
Featured artist on be/dc, an online magazine of art, design and culture.
Featured artist for the month of March on Artscene.com
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