Yvonne Todd

Alice Bayke

Alice Bayke by Yvonne Todd

Artwork Detail

The blank-eyed stares of the sitters in Sea of Tranquillity are suggestive of the vacuous nature of studio and advertising photography. In this series, Yvonne Todd attempts to capture something just beyond our grasp, as these women stare unnervingly into space. Todd’s invented subjects are slightly sinister, fastidiously primped-up characters, with an air of piousness about them. Yet emptiness emanates from their austere gazes, suggesting that something unseen affects them.

Title
Alice Bayke
Artist/creator
Yvonne Todd
Production date
2002
Medium
C-type print
Dimensions
1020 x 820 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2003
Accession no
2003/46/5
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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