An investigation of color and image-driven consumer culture, Glass
Life brings together Sara Cwynar's multilayered portraits and stills
from the films Soft Film (2016), Rose Gold (2017), and Red Film
(2018).
Cwynar's research-driven and visually complex images constitute the
hallmarks of contemporary post-Pictures Generation work--in which
photography is pursued in relation to film, sculpture, digital culture,
and the cultural and technological history of image-making. Cwynar's
work revolves around her interest in subjective notions of beauty
through images; the fetishization of consumer objects and colors; and
the exploration of the informal image archives that have emerged around
the industrialization and capitalization of these ideas. As part of her
core practice, Cwynar collects, arranges, and archives her eBay
purchases and creates studio studies of these consumer objects,
exploring how images circulate online and how the lives and purposes of
both physical objects and their likenesses change over time. Sara
Cwynar: Glass Life is a must-have sourcebook for understanding the
multilayered practice of this celebrated, multidisciplinary artist.
