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Jeanette May“Still Life with Robot” Contemporary Still-life Photo with Vintage Typewriter2023
2023
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“Still Life with Robot” continues my exploration of vintage tech begun in my "Tech Vanitas" series. Surrounded by rich silks and patterned wallpapers, playful still lifes of familiar devices suggest 17th Century Dutch paintings. My photographs display a fascination with dated merchandise, industrial design, and scientific ingenuity. The gadgets in this photograph include an Olivetti Letter 32 portable typewriter, opera glasses, wind-up tin toy Roxy Robot, transistor radio in need of repair, and a multi-tool. What becomes of the beloved tech that stops working or becomes obsolete? My still lifes examine the present and the past of technology without easy answers but rather with a sense of wonder and trepidation.
This photograph is an Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Fiber Paper, printed in a limited-edition of 20 +1AP. The print size featured here is 9.25 x 6.5” printed on a letter-size sheet (11 x 8.5”). The framed photograph shown has an image size of 18 x 12”. Also available at 24 x 16” and custom sizes. The photograph is signed and numbered on the back. Prints are sold unframed; framing may be arranged for an additional cost. FFree shipping maybe available from 1st Dibs - apply code: FREESHIP.
- Creator:Jeanette May (1963, American)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2422212041072
Jeanette May is a photo-based artist using a critical, sometimes playful, approach to investigate representation. Early training as a painter is evident in her carefully arranged compositions and rich color palette. May’s photographs are constructed, staged, lit, and carefully considered. Her recent still life projects embrace technology, design, and obsolescence. May received her MFA in Photography from CalArts and her BFA in Painting from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. May’s photographs are exhibited in galleries and museums internationally, including New York City, Washington, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, Milan, Athens, Barcelona, and Shanghai. Her “Tech Vanitas” series appeared in the NY City Bryant Park/42nd Street subway station as part of the MTA Arts & Design Lightbox Project. She was commissioned by Audubon Magazine to create tech still lifes for an article on rare bird alerts and obsolete tech. May’s photographs were also published in Aesthetica Magazine, Barbara Magazine (Germany), Dodho Magazine, Lenscratch, and numerous photography journals. May has been awarded grants, fellowships, and residencies from the NEA Regional Artists’ Projects Fund, Brooklyn Arts Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, and Ms. Foundation.
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