Alexis Hunter

Approach to Fear: Voyeurism, 197344 x 38cmPrice on Request

Details

Material

set of 12 tinted bromide photographs hand-tinted with oil

Description

Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The image depicts a woman standing against a plain grey background. She is wearing a long dress with a pink top half and olive green bottom half, along with purple heeled boots. The overall composition has a subdued, monochromatic color palette, with the dress creating a visually striking contrast between the lighter and darker hues. The woman's pose is relaxed and contemplative, suggesting a sense of introspection. This portrait-style artwork likely aims to capture the subject's poise and quiet confidence, reflecting the artist's interest in exploring the human form and psychological states through a minimalist approach. ...

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Artist

Alexis Hunter

1948 , New Zealand

Alexis Hunter used photography as a means of weaponizing feminist theory, critiquing and subverting the objectification of the female body and radically reappropriating it as a site for political activism. Hunter often depicted male bodies in the same manner as sexist depictions of women in advertising and media in the 1970s, and pioneered a technique of photographic sequential narrative, using photographs and text to make radical, provocative storyboards. Through gender roleplay and the use of fetishised objects as props, Hunter disrupted normative, entrenched dynamics of power and challenged the exploitation of gender stereotypes aimed at generating profit, a symptom of consumer capitalism. As well as displaying a legacy of radical feminism and its evolutions, viewing Hunter’s work today shows the artist’s anger, bravery and innovation in the face of a misogynistic society. ...