Insecurities are something we all share; a common insecurity is a woman and her body. This series of images I have created was based on a found image Maull & Co. (London) Portrait of a woman partially obscured by a drape. Photographs of this type (carte de vistie) were used as visiting cards otherwise known as calling cards, a wallet like size print (2x3in) that would be given to friends and family. This particular image is one that I found interesting, due to the fact that the woman in the image is hiding her face behind a drape. I took this concept and turn it into a narrative playing off the idea of a woman being insecure about her body image; yet her signification other wants her to flaunt her body to them. I am also contrasting the idea that these carte de vistie’s were seen by many and the images I produced would typically be something just shared between a woman and her significant other.
A Womans Beauty
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A Womans Beauty

A Womans Beauty

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