Petra Collins

Petra Collins
Born (1992-12-21) December 21, 1992
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Known for Fashion photography, artist, fashion design, artistic director
Website http://www.petracollins.com/

Petra Collins (born December 21, 1992)[1] is a Canadian artist, photographer, fashion model and director. She rose to prominence in the early 2010s, her photography noted for its ethereal, dreamlike nature and femininity. She is a resident photographer for Rookie magazine and a casting agent for Richard Kern. As a director, she has directed a series of short films, including music videos for Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil Yachty, and Selena Gomez. In 2016, Collins was chosen as a face of Gucci. She has been labeled an "it girl" by photographer and mentor Ryan McGinley and by Vanity Fair and The New Yorker magazines.

Early life

Petra grew up in Toronto where she attended Rosedale Heights School of the Arts.[2] It was at Rosedale at the age of 15, Collins began practicing the art of photography.[3] Collins currently attends Ontario College of Art and Design.[2]

Early career

Collins began taking pictures in high school.[2] She met Richard Kern while assisting him on a shoot, and he became her mentor.[2] Simultaneously, Collins became a frequent subject of photographer Ryan McGinley, and would go on to become one of his proteges.[4] Collins began venturing into the art world, appearing in shows that would feature her own work and her curating abilities implementing her art collective, The Ardorous. Around the same time as Collins's success in the art world, her Instagram account was shut-down after the artist chose to post a photo of herself unwaxed in a bikini. She would speak out against the hypocrisy in what was permitted when depicting the female body in an essay for The Huffington Post, which would go viral and become a major feminist moment in 2013.[5] In 2014, Collins' first solo exhibition was hosted at the Capricious 88 Gallery in New York, that being "Discharge", her photo series spanning between 2008 and 2014, from ages 15–21.[6]"Discharge" went on to push the narrative of a more authentic view of girlhood and womanhood that her controversial Instagram bikini shot had begun. Collins also went on to publish the photo series as a book with Capricious Publishing in 2014.

Art and photography

Collins has been featured and curated over a dozen shows since 2011, spanning from galleries in New York to Miami's Art Basel to shows at San Francisco's Evergold Projects in conjunction with SFAQ.[7] She is mostly known for pioneering a distinct and colorful aesthetic, a signature found in her photographic work.

Collins is a frequent editorial photographer for such publications as Vogue,[8] Purple Magazine, i-D Magazine, Wonderland Magazine, Dazed & Confused, L'Officiel, Elle, and Love Magazine.[9] She has photographed campaigns for brands such as Levi's, Adidas, Cos, Calvin Klein, and Stella McCartney.[9]

In 2016, Collins was named one of Dazed & Calvin Klein's 100 Creatives Shaping Youth Culture[10] and one of Vogue's 40 Creatives To Watch in 2016.[11] Collins was also named one of 30 Artists to Watch by Artsy.[12]

On Saturday, March 18, 2017, Collins collaborated with artist Madelyne Beckles at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York with their performance piece "In Search of Us". It was a live, 3-hour long tableau hosted on Instagram, that featured live music by JunglePussy and a set by DJ Madeline Poole. The piece draws inspiration from the 1992 Essay "Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity" by Lorraine O'Grady. The live performance celebrates the female form with the performers confront traditional representations of the female form throughout art historical canon.[13]

Collins will be hosting her first public art piece with Contact Photo on April 29, 2017, at King and Spadina in Toronto, Canada.[14]

Exhibitions

2017

"In Search of Us"

— MOMA, New York

2016

“CUZ THE GRASS DON’T GROW GREENER AND THE SKY IS BLUE”

—Praz-Delavallade, Paris

“FEMALE GAZE”

—BASE, Milan

“The Collective”

—Uncontaminated Art Festival, Oslo

“24 Hour Psycho” (solo exhibition)

—Evergold, San Francisco

“Sans Titre”

—45, Quai de la Tournelle, Paris

2015

“Comforter”

—SFAQ Project Space, San Francisco

Curated by Petra Collins

“fuckboifuneral”

—The Standard Miami, Art Basel

Curated by Petra Collins & Madelyne Beckles

2014

“Pussy Pat”

—Mud Guts, Brooklyn

Curated by Petra Collins

“Discharge”

—Capricious 88, New York

Solo show Curated by Petra Collins

“Its an Invasion”

—The National Arts Club, New York

“Literally Bye”

—The Standard Miami, Art Basel, 2014

Curated by Petra Collins

2013

“Gynolandscape”

—FOUR81, New York

Curated by Petra Collins

“No Class”

—Ansomnia Creative House, Miami Art Basel

2012

“Period Piece”

—OCADU Student Gallery, Toronto

Curated by Petra Collins and Sonja Ahlers

2011

“In Bloom”

—The Gladstone, Toronto[15]

Directing

Collins has also become heavily involved in directing, ranging from documentaries, to music videos, to more abstract art pieces. In 2015, she directed a three- part documentary series entitled Making Space, which documents and explores what it means to be a young person in today's ever-changing and constantly connected world. The documentary follows young girls involved with dance as they discover and connect with the world around them through that medium. Other projects Collins has directed include Carly Rae Jepsen's music video for her 2015 single 'Boy Problems', as well as advertisements for Gucci, Adidas, and Nordstrom. Her works tend to mirror the same authentic, bright, and colorful feel her photography has through both aesthetics and energy.[16]

Filmography

2017

Hungarian Dream for Gucci Eyewear (Film)

Spring 2017 at Nordstrom (Film)

Selena Gomez - "Fetish" (Music video)

2016

Georgia O'Keefe- Interpreted by Petra Collins (Film)

Lil' Yachty- "All In" (Film)

Lil' Yachty- "Keep Sailing" (Music Video)

2015

Carly Rae Jepsen- "Boy Problems" (Music Video)

Adidas StellaSport "Break a Sweat" (Film)

Making Space "Time Will Tell" feat. Blood Orange (Music Video)

Making Space Part 3 of 3 (Film)

Making Space Part 2 of 3 (Film)

Making Space Part 1 of 3 (Film)

Drive Time for COS (Film)[16]

Modeling and acting

In 2014 and 2015, Petra was cast in a supporting role in Amazon's award-winning TV series, Transparent.[11]

Collins has previously been featured as a model in Calvin Klein's campaign.[17]

In 2016, Petra was tapped as one of the new faces of Gucci, walking in their 2016 F/W Fashion Show in Milan.[18] She would go on to star in their 2016 F/W Campaign.[19]

Literary work

Petra's first book to be published is entitled "Discharge", published by Capricious Publishing.[20] "Discharge" houses photos chronicling 2008-2014 from ages 15 to 21, and aims to break down the perfect, clean, pristine vision of girlhood that society holds. The series was also featured as its own exhibition at Capricious 88 Gallery in New York, and was her first solo exhibition.

Collins brought her second book into the light with "Babe" in 2015, published by Random House, which was an art and photography collection of thirty female artists from around the world as well as her own.[21] The book explores the identities and scrutinization of females and the role the Internet has to play in all of it, reflecting an all-inclusive, female point-of-view. Some of the artists featured include Arvida Bystrom, Sandy Kim, Harley Weir, Jeanette Hayes, and Kristie Muller, with a foreword written by Tavi Gevinson of Rookie Magazine.[22]

Process

When shooting photography, Collins exclusively uses 35mm film.[23]

Reception

Collins has been publicized by The National Post, Vice Magazine, CTV[24] and MTV.[1] Collins was considered one of Canada's top 30 young photographers under 30 years of age by Bloun Artinfo.[25] The Toronto Star named Collins in a 2013 year-end retrospective as a "Person to Watch".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.petracollins.com/cv/
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Going back to school with teenage fashion photography phenom Petra Collins".
  3. 1 2 "People to Watch: Petra Collins looks through lens of next-wave feminism - Toronto Star".
  4. ↑ "Ryan McGinley, the Pied Piper of the Downtown Art World". The New York Times. November 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ Artist, Petra Collins; photographer; writer (October 17, 2013). "Why Instagram Censored My Body".
  6. ↑ "See: ‘Discharge,’ Petra Collins’s First Solo Exhibition". The Cut. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  7. ↑ AnOther. "Petra Collins on Collective Crying and Celebrity Culture".
  8. ↑ Wagoner, Mackenzie. "Petra Collins’s Cool-Girls Club: Capturing Pat McGrath’s Late-Night Makeovers".
  9. 1 2 "editorial - Portfolio Categories - Petra Collins".
  10. ↑ Dazed (February 8, 2016). "Petra Collins".
  11. 1 2 Jansson, Mark Guiducci, Mikael. "Be Yourself! 44 Stars-to-Watch Wear Spring Fashion Their Way".
  12. ↑ "30 Emerging Artists to Watch This Spring". April 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ "PopRally Presents Petra Collins: In Search of Us | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  14. ↑ "Instagram post by Petra Collins • Apr 17, 2017 at 3:11pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  15. ↑ "Petra Collins CV".
  16. 1 2 "Films • Petra Collins". www.petracollins.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  17. ↑ "Watch: Calvin Klein's CK One x Petra Collins x Dev Hynes x Ali Michael & More - Fashion Magazine - News. Fashion. Beauty. Music. - oystermag.com".
  18. ↑ Piercy, Mackenzie Wagoner, Catherine. "Petra Collins on Walking in Gucci’s Fall Show—And How Those Fuzzy Red Curls Became Her Signature".
  19. ↑ Yotka, Steff. "Petra Collins Cements Her Status as Gucci’s New Muse".
  20. ↑ "Discharge • Petra Collins". www.petracollins.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  21. ↑ Magazine, W (June 28, 2015). "What a Babe".
  22. ↑ "Babe • Petra Collins". www.petracollins.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  23. ↑ Lampe, Lilly (March 11, 2014). "Zeroing In On Adolescent Girlhood, Petra Collins Shoots From the Hip".
  24. ↑ "Teen T.O. photographer creating global buzz". The Canadian Press. CTVNews. August 4, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  25. ↑ Sky Goodden; Benjamin Bruneau. "Oh Canada! 30 Promising Young Art World Stars From the Great White North". 28 January 2013. Blouin Artinfo. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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