Sunday, 11 May 2014

Reading List - Barbara Rosenthal

-American avant-garde artist, writer and performer.
-She is know for often revisiting past works, recombining old elements with new.
-She often appears in her work in some way, this may include x-rays, brain scans, clothing and sometimes physical or textual elements from her journals.
-She is also known for her intense introspection and through using herself as a guinea pig.
-She explores what it means to be human.



It was very difficult to find any evidence of Rosenthal's work online so I'm still not entirely sure what her work is like but from what I've read it sounds interesting, controversial and extremely personal. For my Negotiated Major Project I produced similar work as to what I assume Rosenthal's work is like, or at least I planned to, I explored the use of text in image and looked at brain scans and how I could use them within my work. I find work that explores the life or elements of an artist or photographer, very interesting because I'm fascineted with finding out new things about people and looking into their life. This work tells me a lot about Rosenthal, she seems to be a quirky and free spirited woman. 

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