Laura Aguilar | |
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| Born | 1959 San Gabriel, CA |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Notable work | Three Eagles Flying, The Plush Pony Series, Clothed/Unclothes |
Laura Aguilar (b. 1959) is a photographer from San Gabriel, CA. She was born with auditory dyslexia and attributes her start in photography to her brother who showed her how to develop in dark rooms.[1] She is mostly self taught although she took some photography courses including at East Los Angeles College where her second solo exhibition Laura Aguilar: Show and Tell[2] was. She is well known for her portraits, mostly of herself and also focuses on marginalized communities including the LGBT, Latinx and the overweight.
WORKS
editNudes and Self Portraits much of Aguilar's work is self portraiture in the nude, these series include Stillness, Motion[3], Grounded [4], Center[5] and Nature Self-Portraits[6]
Clothed/ Unclothed Series (1990-1994)[7] A series of diptychs depicting a range of subjects including people from LGBT, straight, latinx and black communities. The first photograph shows the subjects clothed and the second unclothed.
In Sandy's Room 1989[8] is a self portrait. It shows Laura laying back in a chair in front of and open window
Three Eagles Flying 1990[9] is a triptych. At the center Aguilar is bound by rope with the Mexican flag around her head and the American flag around her hips. The panel on her on left is a photo of the Mexican flag and on her right, is the American flag.
Latina Lesbian Series 1986-1990[5] is a series of black and white portraits of lesbian women mostly commissioned by Yolanda Retter sponsored by Connexxus[10], underneath each portrait is are handwritten notes from the women in the photos.
Plush Pony Series 1992 is Aguilar's attempt to show all sides of the Latina Lesbian community. Aguilar set up in the East Los Angeles lesbian bar called The Plush Pony and took photographs of the patrons creating a series of black and white portraits of the lower working class community. [10]
References
editLAURA AGUILAR: SHOW AND TELL (press release) , Vincent Price Art Museum, 1 Sept. 2017, vincentpriceartmuseum.org/Aguilar%20press%20release-final.pdf.
Noriega, Chon A. “UCLA Center for the Study of Women.” Laura Aguilar: Clothed Unclothed - EScholarship, 1 May 2008, escholarship.org/uc/item/0vw2z527#main.
Leimer, Ann M. “Chicana Photography: The Power of Place.” Scholar Works , San Jose State University, 1 Apr. 2008, scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=naccs.
Di Certo, Alice. “The Unconventional Photographic Self-Portraits of John Coplans, Carla Williams, and Laura Aguilar.” Scholar Works, Georgia State University, 6 Sept. 2006, scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=art_design_theses.
Miranda, Carolina A. “Stories of the Plush Pony.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2017, www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-plush-pony-laura-aguilar-vpam-20171102-htmlstory.html.
Davis, Angela, and Neferti Tadiar. “Embodied at the Shrine of Cultural Disjuncture .” Beyond The Frame: Women of Color and Visual Representation, pp. 208–216. Books, books.google.com/books?id=JfTIAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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- ^ Leimer, Ann (April 1st, 2008). "Chicana Photography: The Power of Place". http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=naccs.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|website= - ^ "Laura Aguilar Show and Tell". UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
- ^ Shackleton, Mark (2008). Diasporic Literature and Theory. Cambridge Scholars. p. 162.
- ^ Luciano, Dana; Chen, Mel (2015). "Has the Queer ever been Human?" (PDF). Duke University Press. 21: 183–186.
- ^ a b Di Certo, Alice (6-9-2006). "The Unconventional Photographic Self-Portraits of John Coplans, Carla Williams, and Laura Aguilar".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Aguilar, Laura (Summer 2015). "Human Nature". Boom: A Journal of California. 5 (2): 22.
- ^ Fuller, Diana (2002). Fuller, Diana Burgess; Salvioni, Daniela (2002). Art, Women, California 1950-2000: Parallels and Intersections. University of California Press. p. 254. ISBN 9780520230668.
- ^ Patricia, Valladolid (2008-05-01). "The Private and the Public in the Photography of Laura Aguilar - eScholarship".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Davis, Angela (2005). Beyond the Frame: Women of Color and Visual Representation. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™. pp. 208–216. ISBN 1-4039-6533-1.
- ^ a b Zepeda, Susy (01-01-2012). "Tracing Queer Latina Diasporas: Escarvando Historical Narratives Of Ancestries And Silences" (PDF). UC Santa Cruz Electronic Theses and Dissertations: 200–202.
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