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Savannah SpiritI Am My Own Muse (Black and White Nude Photography, Self-Portraiture)2017
2017
About the Item
In this rich self portrait, Savannah Spirit takes the tradition of black and white female nude photography, and turns the gaze back on itself. In this series, the muse is the artist, and the gaze is her own. Spirit believes that an image of a woman's body should not be viewed through a purely sexual lens. Through her artwork and curation, Spirit takes on technology and social media censors who operate on the assumption that any unclothed body is pornography.
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag.
Savannah Spirit
Listening to Debussy
Edition 2/3
Edition of 3
"We are unique beauty, we are strong, we are equal, we are body-positive, we are elegant, we are powerful, we are vulnerable. We are our own muses."
Exhibition History:
Woman
March 31st – May 1st, 2018
Undercurrent Projects
Also featuring works by: Lillian Bassman, Elinor Carucci, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Nona Faustine, Mona Kuhn, Monica Orozco, Sasha Phyars-Burgess, Symone Seven, Savannah Spirit, Deborah Turbeville, Ellen Von Unwerth
Savannah Spirit: I Am A Camera
March 15-April 1, 2018
"The human body does not only exist solely to be sexualized, it is the skin we live in."
Published:
City Journal
Huffington Post
The Color Theory Expert
Snap
The Nation
Global Yodel
THE magazine
Live Mag!
The Villager
Ravelin
D/Railed Magazine
Open Letr
Style: This photograph combines a feminist eye and modern feminism with classic vintage pinup glamour, and geometric abstraction, as well as the traditional beauty of chiaroscuro, traditional black and white nude portraiture, and patterns of light and dark.
Internal:
Feminist Nudes
Black and White Nude Photography (B&W)
Female Nude Photography
- Creator:Savannah Spirit (American)
- Creation Year:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1482795993
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