Parker Day is a photographer based in Los Angeles, known for her deeply saturated portraits shot on 35mm film.[1] She grew up in San Jose, and was influenced by time spent at her father's comic book shop.[2][3] Day makes use of make up and costumes pulled from her own closet for portraits reminiscent of a photobooth.[4] Her work explores the performance of identity, and the construction of character through costuming.[5]
Her 100 portrait series ICONS was displayed at Superchief Gallery in Los Angeles in 2017. A companion book of ICONS was released by not a cult that same year.[1][4] The series focuses on individuals who are considered contemporary social icons, including Molly Soda, Penelope Gazin, Scotty Sussman, and more.[6]
Day released a lust, innocence and flesh themed series called "Possessions" in 2017 to commemorate the three-year anniversary of queer feminist fashion zine Polyester.[5]
In 2018, Day created a series of portraits in her signature retro aesthetic of 89-year-old fashion icon Baddie Winkle for Polaroid Originals.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Peep Photographer Parker Day's Surreal, Color-Saturated Portraits". PAPER. February 21, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Candy and Poison". The New Yorker. September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Martinez, Freddy. "Parker Day Interview: Imagining the Glittering Beauty of the Outré". Paper Darts. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Sehayek, Marnie (February 6, 2017). "Meet Photographer Parker Day's Bizarre Cast of Characters". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Exploring the 'Darker Undercurrents' of Femininity, in Photos". Broadly. October 12, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Parker Day: Icons". Vogue.it (in Italian). March 3, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Dazed (March 29, 2018). "Baddie Winkle and Parker Day on why it's important to stay weird". Dazed. Retrieved May 18, 2018.