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The Good Girl Grooms

Here's a new video.Please be advised that the audio is slightly PG-13. But I think you all can handle it. Thanks for viewing.

The Good Girl from Whitney Warne on Vimeo.

Gerd Ludwig: Grimm's Fairytales

A really interesting take on Grimm's fairytales. Photojournalism meets culturally imbedded stories meets modern idea of appropriation of old classics. Anna Gaskell couldn't have done it better.

Beautiful Video

Woodkid - Iron from WOODKID on Vimeo.

Here is a video my student shared with me. So beautiful. So interesting. THE LIGHTING!

Yoga Mom

Yoga Mom Sketch from Whitney Warne on Vimeo.

This is a piece I did in collaboration with Allison Pugh, a mother and Yogi from Des Moines, Ia. I am interested in this piece for the interaction between my subjects and myself, the conversation and the imposed gaze that my camera brings to the situation. I asked Alison to perform head stands in her home environment, a feat that takes many years of practice combined with immense physical and mental strength. This piece also speaks to the balance of body as well as the balance of motherhood As my mother always said, and my grandpa before her, "Once you have kids, you always have kids."

Thank you Allison for your hand (stand) in this piece.

Tell Me I'm Pretty

The Necklace is the Piece. The Photograph is a sketch. Looking for a better model and a better way to shoot the images of the "costume jewelry" I'm starting to create. Thinking about going 4x5. Here's a taste in the mean-time.

Things Organized Neatly

OMGOMGOMG. BEAUTIFUL. BLOG. Somewhere inside me is an organized person and she is totally in love with this blog.

Janet Reno: Commentary on her Public Image

From the Washington Post

How to Be a Lady

By Candace Simpson-Giles (Note the hyphenated name)
Published in 2001.

Some particularly interesting tidbits:

"A lady learns how she looks best when being photographed."

"A lady knows how to make others feel at ease."

"A lady graciously accepts a compliment. She does not downgrade as if she did not deserve the admiration from the other person or persons. She simply responds with, "Thank you."

"A lady knows that her posture is as important as any article of clothing on her back."

"A lady is mindful of her appearance at all times."

"A lady knows that 'please' and 'thank you' are still the magic words."

"A lady does not raise her voice when angry. It is only proper to shout at someone when he or she is in danger or about to score a touchdown."

"A lady does not lead men on."

"A lady stands up for herself and is never a doormat."

Perhaps, I've been referencing a lady all this time, not simply a "good girl." Good girls are not necessarily ladies.

Business Cards!

Front and back of one card.



Front and back of the other card.
DESIGNED BY THE BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED ALI SABLE.
p.s. Image quality sucks b/c of me. The design is crisp and wonderful.

cHeCk HeR OuT

Portia Munson: PINK!

Interesting meditation on the color PINK. Obviously relevant to my work. My concerns with early/instantaneous gendering and the consumer products that drive color identification in young people.

Rineke Dijstra: Park Portraits

I've been familiar with Dijstra for some time. But these Park Portraits struck me more then any of her other work. And it was through these images that I started to understand her images as a whole. In my examination of these portraits, I focus on how we've been trained to present ourselves, both by our parents and by the camera. How we are poised and pose. And how children already have this sense of maturity and purpose that looks contrived or exterior to their very being.





The girl in the fairy costume is the exception. While she is the most costumed, she is also the most child-like. Letting us live in her fatally with her. Whereas the other children refer very strongly to what they will be when they grow up, or what they already are.

My Work in 75 Words or Less

My work focuses on the stereotype and performance of the Good Girl –– her training, attire, social etiquette, intimate relationships and everyday operational tactics. I explore the inter-workings of her character through documented video performances, testing the limits of her composure, examining the fragility of her cultivated appearance and ultimately asking the question –– what does it mean to be good and what does it mean to be a girl?

Baby Limb Wall Hooks

I find these to be fascinating. And Smart. And Funny.

For more crazy wall hooks, not related to dolls.

What Happened to Sally?

This is a new work, commenting on the overwhelming influence of pink in a young girls life.

Untitled Doll: March 2011 from Whitney Warne on Vimeo.

Sally Mann: Proud Flesh

Beautiful images exploring the aging male body. I'm particularly interested in Mann's words about looking.

Jeanette May

Interesting work on how women view men in current visual/sexual culture.

Melanie Bonajo

Really interesting Performance/Installation work. Visually beautiful as well as challenging.

Melanie Bonajo

Harvestworks: Digital Media Lab

A call for work I'll be submitting to:

End to End

This site/place has amazing resources including classes, internships and workshops. I can't wait to explore more thoroughly.

Final Product: Posturing Piece

Untitled (January 2011) from Whitney Warne on Vimeo.