Francesca Woodman

Photography Appreciation

I started this blog a few years ago because I wanted to share appreciation for the art I came across on the internet.

Recently, I stumbled upon the work of a young artist while surfing the web, and to be honest, her beauty caught my attention. I scrolled and admired each photo that she took. The majority of them featured herself as the model, and I was so intrigued and wanted to find out more about this photographer.

Her name was Francesca Woodman, and she was best known for the black and white photos of mostly herself posing in erotic positions that held a sort of cryptic message. The American photographer was the daughter of two known artists, George and Betty Woodman. And similar to her parents she was an artist who found her passion in photography to express herself.

Unfortunately, she killed herself at the age of 22, but her work continues to garner critical acclaim and recognition. You can see more of her work HERE.

Polka Dots, Providence, Rhode Island (1976) via fansinaflashbulb

Untitled, Rome (1977-1978) via myprivatebrussels

Untitled (1975-80) via deathhour

Sources:

http://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/francesca-woodman/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Woodman
http://www.artnet.com/artists/francesca-woodman/
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/31/searching-for-the-real-francesca-woodman
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/francesca-woodman-10512
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/past/exhibit/4432
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/arts/design/francesca-woodman-at-guggenheim-museum.html?_r=0
https://deathhour.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/francesca-woodman/
http://myprivatebrussels.com/2014/07/30/woman-the-feminist-avant-garde-of-the-1970s-francesca-woodman/
http://jadedigitalimaging.blogspot.com/2013/02/artist-francesca-woodman.html
https://fansinaflashbulb.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/recent-acquisition-francesca-woodman/