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In her highly anticipated discharge, new yorkbased artist and photographer petra collins presents images of selfdiscovery and femininity that explore the emotional, complex intersection of life online and off. Responding to the ubiquity of social media, collins offers images of unflinching honestygirls on the brink of adulthood taking selfies. Discharge, petra collinss first solo exhibition the cut. Petra collins work has been featured in publications like vice, oyster, vogue italia, garage, purple, and was named one of canadas top 30 artists under the age of 30 by blouin artinfo. See more ideas about petra collins, photography and petra. Petra collins on walking in guccis fall showand how those fuzzy red curls became her signature. A series of individual and collaborative projects between a collective of female creative professionals all full of ardor but each with a unique artistic style.
Responding to the ubiquity of social media, collins offers images of unflinching honesty, exploring the privacies and publicities of growing up as a. Responding to the ubiquity of social media, collins offers images of unflinching honesty, exploring the privacies and publicities of growing up as a woman at a moment when female bodies are ubiquitously hypermediated by photoshop and social media. Petra collins born december 21, 1992 is a canadian artist, photographer, fashion model and. Collins has previously been featured as a model in calvin kleins campaign. Collins first book is discharge, published by capricious publishing. Jamia wilson is a writer, commentator, and feminist activist. Karley sciortino is the author of vogues breathless column, host of the vice slutever show, and founder of. Cheap viagra, buying online viagra petracollins best prices. The photographs of womens bodies that instagram censored. Shooting since the age of 15, her images are fueled by selfdiscovery and contemporary femininity which explore the complex intersection of life as a young woman online and off. In her highly anticipated book, discharge, new yorkbased artist and photographer petra collins presents images of selfdiscovery and femininity that explore. Petra collins discharge book signing at the standard. Petra collins discharge book signing at the standard, miami. On view will be 10 largescale images of young women in states of sadness and emotional distressmoments of vulnerability become acts of.
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A focus on petra collins, one of the millennials that have most influenced contemporary photography with its unmistakable aesthetics. Collins spoke with the cut about puberty, censorship, and the merits of rihanna. After a devastating injury took her out of dance, collins turned art into her biggest outlet. For her latest, eyecatching project, selena gomez teamed up with petra collins, who served as the director for the music video for fetish. Speaking to the toronto born photographer with the world at her feet on the release of her new book and exhibition opening at art basel miami. Responding to the ubiquity of social media, collins offers images of unflinching honestygirls on the brink of adulthood. Discharge features photos chronicling 20082014 from ages 15 to 21, and aims to eliminate the immaculate, pure vision of girlhood perpetuated in mainstream culture. Inside the deeply personal petra collins coming of age. Ever gold projects is pleased to announce the penultimate exhibition at its tenderloin location, 24 hour psycho by nycbased artist, petra collins. Petra collinss instagram account, which has three hundred and eightysix thousand followers, is full of portraits of young women that seem to allude to the fact that they were created by a. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. In 2014, collins first solo exhibition, discharge, a photo series spanning. Collins captures young girls and dreamy suburbs, but with a strong purpose struggling for freedom to express their sexuality and the end of. Responding to the ubiquity of social media, collins offe.
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