Photography

Sm{art}: The Visibility Project

Art and Design post by Kat Kimberley on February 20, 2010 - 1:28pm; tagged art, Asian women, asian-american artists, Photography, queer.

Most of the art our culture celebrates is the same type of art that makes me yawn. See, I enjoy art that gets my blood racing. For me, good art needs to be both aesthetically appealing and make my brain hurt. Because of my intense predilection for this type of provocative eye candy, I was exceedingly pleased recently to discover the Visibility Project—a female, Asian American, Queer portraiture project by Bay Area Photographer Mia Nakano and Los Angeles collaborator Christine Pan.

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Sm{art}: Jeff Sheng's Don't Ask Don't Tell

Art and Design post by Kjerstin Johnson on February 11, 2010 - 4:43pm; tagged don't ask don't tell, gay, Jeff Sheng, lesbian, military, Photography, queer.

two women with their backs to the camera sit on a hotel bed facing a wall. Both their faces are obscured. One woman in uniform leans in to the other woman's face. Their embracing shadow is cast on the wall above the bed

The problematic policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell, implemented in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, has now been beautifully, if not dutifully rendered visible by LA-based photographer Jeff Sheng. That is, visible to the certain point his courageous subjects can be while in uniform.

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The Body Electric: Assume Nothing--Gender, Photography, and the Artist Rebecca Swan

Art and Design post by Page McBee on October 12, 2009 - 4:33pm; tagged Assume Nothing, gender, Photography, Rebecca Swan.

Rebecca Swan's "Assume Nothing" series is a photographic study of gender diversity--spiritual, playful, and powerful. Full interview--including one of her amazing nude pieces--after the jump.

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