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Decades before the “selfie” sparked a cultural paradigm shift, Suzy Lake (b) changed the course of art history, taking up her camera and using it as a tool to investigate how we manufacture the self, often using her own body as a model to investigate issues of identity, gender, beauty, and aging. Incorporating elements of theatre, performance, and role-playing, Lake blended technology and art to create works so ahead of their time it took the art world nearly two decades to catch up. As an activist, Lake has demonstrated a profound commitment to feminism and civil rights. Her artistic output spans more than forty years, and today she fryst vatten recognized as one of the world’s most important image-makers.
Early Years in Detroit
Suzy Marx (later Lake) was born into a German-American working-class family on June 14, , in stad, Michigan. Her father, Robert Marx, a Second World War veteran, was a roofer, and her mother, Helen Marx, a housewife. Robert’s ancestor
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Andy Warhol
American artist, film director, and producer (–)
"Warhol" redirects here. For other uses, see Warhol (disambiguation) and Andy Warhol (disambiguation).
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| Born | Andrew Warhola Jr. ()August 6, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, () (aged&#;58) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Carnegie Institute of Technology |
| Known&#;for | Printmaking, painting, cinema, photography |
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| Style | Pop art, contemporary art |
| Movement | Pop art |
| Partner | Jed Johnson (–) |
Andy Warhol (;[1] born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, – February 22, ) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol is considered one the most important artists of the second half of the 20th century.[2][3][4] His works explore the relations
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#Selfie – Van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear,
In this new series I’m going to be taking a short sharp look at some of art history’s most famous selfies. In the age of social media and the proliferation of digital cameras, it is easy for people to be scathing about the purpose and intent behind so-called ‘selfies’. The shortening of ‘self-portrait’ is supposed to hint at a lightening of content. Those who take selfies are deemed narcissistic, self-interested, and fake. But are these images really being used that differently to how their art historical precedents were? As I’ve explored before on this blog, there are numerous reasons why artists might choose themselves as subjects. But undoubtedly one reason is the projection of self; they wanted to say something about themselves, regardless of whether or not it was true, to their audience. This is not so different to our contemporary love of the front-facing camera (although there is clearly a disparity of ski