Critique on Kirsti Laird and Judy Dater
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 the
Laird is quite young, 23 I believe, so it is only natural she would show a young happy housewife. 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. Laird's "Marionette" and Dater's "The Magician" were also similar. She is giving us an intimate glimpse of her body, her soul. I think right now her work is so vibrant because she is so young and wild . I found each role they wished to convey was portrayed quite well. Clingfree" were two pictures I thought were similar. This picture also happens to be the only one in her series where there is no orange color or orange motif in the picture. " I found "Parasol Tattoo" to be the most intimate of Laird's pictures. In "The Magician" Dater is the puppet master toying with the strings of her little pupp!et. I have yet to figure out why this is though. As different as each ladies style is, I still found some pictures I !thought were quite similar in many respects. In this case, though, the similarities were in the actual picture and not the theme behind it. Dater shows the woman after the years have taken their toll and she is tired of it all. She is a very creative individual, with some crazy ideas.
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