Audrey Flack

Queen from Audrey Flack: 12 Photographs 1973 to 1983 , 1975

Artwork Type: Photographs
Medium: Dye transfer on paper
Dimensions: 19 x 18 in. (48.26 x 45.72 cm)
Accession #: 19931094C
Credit: Collection of University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York on behalf of The University at Albany Foundation , Gift of Stephen and Linda Singer
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In Queen, Flack depicts the passing of time. Perishable items, such as a sliced orange and a rose, will soon rot and decay. Pictures of the artist and her mother will eventually fade or be forgotten. Reflective surfaces represent the present, while a watch reminds us that time continues forward. Makeup reminds us of our attempts to hide the effects of time. Flack conveys that life is finite and imperfect, and needs to be lived in the present.

The following text was researched and written by: Iszzy Hernandez, Studio Art and Art History, Minors in Psychology and Education Studies ’22, Collections Intern, Department of Art and Art History.
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