Marilyn Minter has been a personal favorite of mine since I saw her work at the MOMA in San Francisco a couple of years ago. Recently I saw some of her new work, a series of bubble pieces and thought it was perfect for the circle update this week. You can check out a selection of her work at Salon 94
The first piece I saw of Marilyn's was a gigantic painting at the MOMA exhibition. It was a photo-realistic enamel painting on a huge metal sheet. It was so beautifully and perfectly done that I didn't realize at first that it wasn't a photograph. As I got closer I could see her fingerprints in the enamel and it blew my mind. Her paintings and photographs are so visceral, gaudy and vuluptuous. I love how she just lets it all hang out and mixes up the pretty and the dirty all in the same image.
The first piece I saw of Marilyn's was a gigantic painting at the MOMA exhibition. It was a photo-realistic enamel painting on a huge metal sheet. It was so beautifully and perfectly done that I didn't realize at first that it wasn't a photograph. As I got closer I could see her fingerprints in the enamel and it blew my mind. Her paintings and photographs are so visceral, gaudy and vuluptuous. I love how she just lets it all hang out and mixes up the pretty and the dirty all in the same image.
Also on Salon 94 you can see the photo set that Marilyn did of Pamela Anderson. I never thought she was pretty until I saw these photos.
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