Sara Cwynar: Glass Life

Sara Cwynar's Glass Life is a feminist-inflected investigation of color and image-driven consumer culture. It combines her multilayered portraits and stills from the films Soft Film (2016), Rose Gold (2017), and Red Film (2018). Cwynar's work explores subjective notions of beauty, the fetishization of consumer objects and colors, and the exploration of informal image archives. She collects, arranges, and archives her eBay purchases and creates studio studies of these consumer objects, exploring how images circulate online and how the lives and purposes of both physical objects and their likenesses change over time.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 200 pages
\n Publication date: 17 June 2021
\n Publisher: Aperture
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A captivating feminist exploration of color and image-driven consumer culture, Sara Cwynar's Glass Life brings together a stunning array of multilayered portraits and stills from her films, Soft Film (2016), Rose Gold (2017), and Red Film (2018). Cwynar's artistic practice, driven by extensive research and a visually intricate approach, stands as a hallmark of contemporary post-Pictures Generation work, where photography intertwines with film, sculpture, digital culture, and the rich history of image-making. At the heart of Cwynar's artistic inquiry lies her fascination with subjective notions of beauty through images, the fetishization of consumer objects and colors, and the exploration of the informal image archives that have emerged alongside the industrialization and commercialization of these concepts. As an integral part of her core practice, Cwynar meticulously collects, arranges, and archives her eBay purchases, delving into the intricate dynamics of how images circulate online and how the lives and purposes of both physical objects and their likenesses evolve over time. Through meticulous studio studies, Cwynar examines the interplay between these objects and their representations, shedding light on the complex relationships that shape our perception and consumption of consumer culture. Glass Life serves as an invaluable resource for understanding the multifaceted practice of this celebrated, multidisciplinary artist, offering a profound insight into her creative vision and the broader cultural implications of her work.

\n Weight: 858g\n
Dimension: 212 x 283 x 21 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781597114790\n \n