I have been schooled by Professor Laurie Blakeslee for
two semesters. She has proven to be knowledgeable and insightful on the topics
she lectures on. As an artist, I have only ever seen her photography work, both
in exhibition and via slides. Her work tends to focus on reconceptualizing
images or ideas. The best description I have found of her work is from the
site: Hey, Hot Shot; a Jen Bekman Project.
“originally trained as a painter, continues in
the tradition of subversion of meaning through her photo-based collage work in
the body of work Styled Life. Recalling catalogs and fashion magazines
of her childhood, Blakeslee alters and re-photographs these excerpted images
"...with the intention of interrogating the original purpose these images
present—the myth that consumer goods hold the promise of happiness, self-worth
and most importantly, social status."
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