LARGER THAN LIFE is the first solo exhibit by Joseph Abbati consisting of large tapestries made from photographic portraits. The drag queens featured include Sister Roma, Peaches Christ, Juanita More, Heklina and more. In addition, a video documenting the San Francisco drag scene," DRAG SFO", will screen as well as photographs from that documentation.
This artwork is informed by Joseph's interest in image and gender. The portraits taken are enlarged to a "larger than life" scale and made into tapestries. In the historic tradition of tapestry art, the cloth they become transforms the photographs into modern records that document the contribution of drag queens to the LGBT community.
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This artwork is informed by Joseph's interest in image and gender. The portraits taken are enlarged to a "larger than life" scale and made into tapestries. In the historic tradition of tapestry art, the cloth they become transforms the photographs into modern records that document the contribution of drag queens to the LGBT community.
LARGER THAN LIFE is the first solo exhibit by Joseph Abbati consisting of large tapestries made from photographic portraits. The drag queens featured include Sister Roma, Peaches Christ, Juanita More, Heklina and more. In addition, a video documenting the San Francisco drag scene," DRAG SFO", will screen as well as photographs from that documentation.
This artwork is informed by Joseph's interest in image and gender. The portraits taken are enlarged to a "larger than life" scale and made into tapestries. In the historic tradition of tapestry art, the cloth they become transforms the photographs into modern records that document the contribution of drag queens to the LGBT community.
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This artwork is informed by Joseph's interest in image and gender. The portraits taken are enlarged to a "larger than life" scale and made into tapestries. In the historic tradition of tapestry art, the cloth they become transforms the photographs into modern records that document the contribution of drag queens to the LGBT community.
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