Accession Number2008/2.285.1-13
Titleandrogyforms (made from self & white t-shirt)
Artist(s)Sarah BuckiusArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date2008Medium & SupportLightJet photograph on paperDimensions 19 ⅞ in x 6 9/16 in x 1 1/16 in (50.48 cm x 16.67 cm x 2.7 cm);x 84 15/16 in x 215.74 cm;19 ⅞ in x 6 9/16 in x 1 1/16 in (50.48 cm x 16.67 cm x 2.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ellen WiltSubject matterIn this series, Buckius is expressing her fascination with the human form and body. She is interested in the way the human body is covered or exposed by hair and clothing in ways often dependant on gender. In this work Buckius uses a gender neutral article of clothing, a white t-shirt, as a material to experiment with covering and revealing the body in various ways.
Physical DescriptionThis work is a series of thirteen photographs of a person in a closet. The figure is dressed in a white t-shirt and makes various poses pulling the t-shirt over their body in different ways. Of the thirteen, one photograph is just the white t-shirt hanging in the closet and one is a photograph of the t-shirt on the floor; in both of these images the figure is absent.
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Keywords
clothing
gender issues
human figures (visual works)
self-expression
self-portraits