This is an ongoing project by Nicole Briggs and myself. After Hours was inspired by many things but on the surface working in the service industry, having an active night life, social role play in general and the idea of women being docile, submissive creatures. Here are some photos followed by the concept.
Artist Statement/Concept
Homage to Impasto? Not quite. In our first collaboration, we wanted to combine two purist forms of art; chemically produced prints and painting. The series is ambiguous and suggestive in both theme and construction. Photography has evolved into a more synthetic form of expression which excludes the chemical process. While programs to produce art comparable to paintings do exist, they trail digital print programs. We are by no means rejecting technology, rather celebrating the synthesis of painting and photography.
The theme "After Hours" promotes the autonomy of female sexuality. For this series, we decided to focus on a woman's legs. A woman's legs, along with other curvaceous body parts, are often viewed as erotic. "After Hours" questions the repression and suggestion of submission of female sexuality in a heterosexual environment. Promiscuity in American culture is promoted in various media outlets but too often shunned in reality. These contradictory messages lead to regretful behavior, abuse of sexual rights, and even violence that disproportionately affects women.
This series serves to reflect on how the content in relation to existing ideals on gender, sexuality, and more importantly, the source of these ideals.
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Artist Statement/Concept
Homage to Impasto? Not quite. In our first collaboration, we wanted to combine two purist forms of art; chemically produced prints and painting. The series is ambiguous and suggestive in both theme and construction. Photography has evolved into a more synthetic form of expression which excludes the chemical process. While programs to produce art comparable to paintings do exist, they trail digital print programs. We are by no means rejecting technology, rather celebrating the synthesis of painting and photography.
The theme "After Hours" promotes the autonomy of female sexuality. For this series, we decided to focus on a woman's legs. A woman's legs, along with other curvaceous body parts, are often viewed as erotic. "After Hours" questions the repression and suggestion of submission of female sexuality in a heterosexual environment. Promiscuity in American culture is promoted in various media outlets but too often shunned in reality. These contradictory messages lead to regretful behavior, abuse of sexual rights, and even violence that disproportionately affects women.
This series serves to reflect on how the content in relation to existing ideals on gender, sexuality, and more importantly, the source of these ideals.
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