The artist I picked is Lalla Essaydi. Lalla Essaydi is a Moroccan Photographer. Lalla incorporates Islamic calligraphy with henna and 19thcentury poses into her photograph. I really like how she incorporates both types of culture into one image.This image is from her series Les Femmes du Maroc. This series has portraits that portray females in Islamic culture. She tries to show Arab female identities, and shows them being confined to isolated places. The writing on the images are writings from her diary.I really like her work because she fights against this “stereotypical” standards for Arab women. This image is my favorite of all her images; Les Femmes Du Maroc: Harem Beauty #1. I also really enjoy the crisp, clean feeling of the imagery. Also the very limited color in the images, helps bring out her concept better, because it doesn’t distract the viewer from the connotation of the image.For more information about her work here is a websitehttp://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/lalla_essaydi.php
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