Kathy Grove
| Kathy Grove | |
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| Born | 1948 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Known for | Conceptual feminist photography |
| Notable work | The Other Series, After Lange |
Kathy Grove (born 1948) is an American conceptual feminist photographer.
Work
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As a professional photography editor for fashion magazines, Grove became familiar with airbrushing and photo manipulation techniques in that industry.[1] Grove wrote that this practice is intended to "portray women as they have been regarded throughout history, invisible and inaudible."[2]
Her photo series, The Other Series, includes reproductions of canonical paintings in Western art. However, in her edits, Grove airbrushes out any female presence from the original[1] using professional techniques involving bleach, dyes, and other airbrushing tools.[3]
In The Other Series: After Matisse, Grove removes nude model Henriette Darricarrère from a 1926 Henri Matisse painting, leaving nothing but an empty chair.[4]
In another work, After Lange, Grove took photographer Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California and applied contemporary airbrushing practices borrowed from the fashion industry.[1] The subject, Florence Owens Thompson, has her wrinkles and moles removed, and has makeup and nail polish added.[5] Jo-Anna Isaak writes that the result is a transformation into a woman "of Calvin Klein ads."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Isaak, Jo Anna (1996). Feminism and Contemporary Art. London and New York: Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 0-415-08014-2.
- ↑ Curtis, Cathy (December 3, 1992). "MISSING WOMEN : Try to Find the Original Females in Kathy Grove's Reproductions of Famous Paintings and Photos". LA Times. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Kathy Grove". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ↑ Wood, Deborah (1998). "Art and Transformation". Issues in Integrative Studies 16: 57–71.
- ↑ Goldberg, Vicki (July 7, 1991). "PHOTOGRAPHY VIEW; Context Is All-- Or Nothing". New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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