Susan A. Barnett
Love Rose - 18" x 12"
Selections from a Series: Not In Your Face
Susan A. Barnett was educated at Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY, and at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. In the series "Not In Your Face", the t-shirt is starkly evident but these photographs are not about the t-shirt per se. They are about the stories of people who tell their own story. I look for individuals who stand out in a crowd by their choice of the message on their back. The messages are combinations of pictures and words that are appropriated from contemporary culture but have the unique effect of mixing up meanings and creating new meanings. On the streets these personalities create their own iconography that explore the cultural, political and social issues that have an impact on our everyday lives.
"By photographing from the back I attempt to challenge the time-honored tradition of the portrait being of the face and test whether body type, dress and demeanor can tell us just as much as a facial expression might."
Susan currently lives in Manhattan, where she maintains a working studio in Tribeca and sails
in Hampton Bays.
Susan A. Barnett was educated at Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY, and at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. In the series "Not In Your Face", the t-shirt is starkly evident but these photographs are not about the t-shirt per se. They are about the stories of people who tell their own story. I look for individuals who stand out in a crowd by their choice of the message on their back. The messages are combinations of pictures and words that are appropriated from contemporary culture but have the unique effect of mixing up meanings and creating new meanings. On the streets these personalities create their own iconography that explore the cultural, political and social issues that have an impact on our everyday lives.
"By photographing from the back I attempt to challenge the time-honored tradition of the portrait being of the face and test whether body type, dress and demeanor can tell us just as much as a facial expression might."
Susan currently lives in Manhattan, where she maintains a working studio in Tribeca and sails
in Hampton Bays.
I Will Save The World 18" x 12"
- Silver Honorable Mention - WPGA “Color” WPGA Pollux Award
- Finalist – Critical Mass 2011
- Photography Master’s Cup Award
- Center for Fine Art Photography
- Blurb Award
- Review Santa Fe – 2012
- Library of Congress – Purchase 3 Photographs – 2012
- Award of Merit – Grand Prix de la Couverte
- Director’s Choice, Photo Vista 2012
- Critical Mass “Top 50” – 2012
- Finalist (Personal) PDN Annual – 2013
PURCHASING INFORMATION
12 “ x 18”
Archival Inkjet Print
Please contact Drift Gallery at 603-379-6560 to inquire about availability
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