Ferris Argent: A Brief Analysis
Part I: Juliet Argent
In this section I will be looking at two artists to contextualise my studio practice. The first artist I will be examining is Juliette Argent. Argent is a fine art painter, photographer, make-up artist, hair and prosthetic and performing artist, based in London. Her artistic practice is predominantly concerned with issues into the impact of imagery on identity, artifice, gender and social class at a time of increased awareness and concern of the slippage between signs and reality into hyper-reality (Argent, 2015). She has also expressed interest in Baudrillard’s writings on simulation theory in relation to the production of her fine art painting and photography, which was my initial entry point for researching her regarding
In this section I will be looking at two artists to contextualise my studio practice. The first artist I will be examining is Juliette Argent. Argent is a fine art painter, photographer, make-up artist, hair and prosthetic and performing artist, based in London. Her artistic practice is predominantly concerned with issues into the impact of imagery on identity, artifice, gender and social class at a time of increased awareness and concern of the slippage between signs and reality into hyper-reality (Argent, 2015). She has also expressed interest in Baudrillard’s writings on simulation theory in relation to the production of her fine art painting and photography, which was my initial entry point for researching her regarding