Critiqe on Kirstie Laird
I chose to critique and analyze the works of Kirstie Laird. I liked the variety of her works, and the bright, brilliant colors in most of them. I think the one that fascinated me most, however, was "Marionette" because it didn't have any of the orange colors or motifs prominent in her other works. This puzzled me, since the title of her showing was "Orange Girl" and every other picture in the showing fit the title well. I found Laird's works quite similar to those of Judy Dater. Their finished products aren't too similar for the most part, but their reasons for the pictures they take are nearly identical. Laird's series "investigates the ways in which we define ourselves through social roles, dress and physical markers, both natural and applied." This sounds very much like what Dater wishes to convey in her self-portrait sequence "in which she dressed and posed herself as stereotypes of certain kinds of women." Both women take special pains to use themselves as models (not an easy feat, I know from experience!). Not only that, they change costumes and props in every picture to convey the character they are becoming. In a sense, they are actresses, and each picture is a separate role for them. How well t
" I found "Parasol Tattoo" to be the most intimate of Laird's pictures. hey fit the roles? That is a matter of opinion. Laird's "Parasol Tattoo" reminded me of Dater's "Nehemiah. Perhaps with her age she has accumulated security, and knows she has firm control of her future. She is giving us an intimate glimpse of her body, her soul. I am curious as to whether it will mellow with age. Clingfree" were two pictures I thought were similar. She has seen much in her life, and no doubt was to some degree the unhappy housewife with too many chores and too little time to complete them in. Perhaps it is the truest representation of her life, how she feels she has no control over her actions? If so, then it is not merely a character she has assumed, and therefore the orange that symbolizes her characters need not apply. Laird is quite young, 23 I believe, so it is only natural she would show a young happy housewife. I love how you can see the red marks where she just took off her bra. Laird shows her when she is happily married and everything is sunny and bright. I think in that sense, the pictures are of the same genre; they are just the same person represented at different ages in her life. I love the whole picture for this reason. I think right now her work is so vibrant because she is so young and wild .
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