Siebers’ article mentioned Cheryl Marie Wade, a disabled performance artist whose Disability Culture Rap I had earlier found on YouTube (part 1, part 2). Continue reading “Cheryl Marie Wade”
Category: Disabled artists / Artists on disability
Frank Moore
During the interview, Wade made reference to Frank Moore, a performance artist, shaman and author who was born with cerebral palsy. Continue reading “Frank Moore”
Jim Ferris
Ferris is a recognised poet and an acclaimed teacher of disability studies. He had corrective treatment when younger as one of his legs began to grow faster than the other. Continue reading “Jim Ferris”
Riva Lehrer
Riva Lehrer is a painter, teacher and writer who focuses on issues of physical identity and the socially challenged body. She was born with spina bifida, a congenital birth defect. Continue reading “Riva Lehrer”
Sunny (Sunaura) Taylor
Sunaura Taylor is a self-taught artist who paints with her mouth or toes since she was born with a joint and muscular disability that limits the use of her arms and legs. Continue reading “Sunny (Sunaura) Taylor”
Examined Life with Judith Butler
I found this short extract from the film Examined Life, where Sunaura Taylor and Judith Butler ‘take a walk’ and discuss a number of issues Continue reading “Examined Life with Judith Butler”
Chuck Close
Hevey mentioned Sunny Taylor and Lehrer as examples of artists known only within disability circles (as disabled artists), and Close as an artist known outside of those circles and as such not a ‘disabled artist’ but an artist. I am familiar with Close’s work, but haven’t really engaged with it in any depth until now. Continue reading “Chuck Close”
Facing Dyslexia: The Education of Chuck Close
This paper, by professor of psychology Ken Gobbo, looks at how Close’s dyslexia and prosopagnosia led to him developing his unique style. It also makes clear that it was the loving environment provided by his parents, together with the encouragement of Close’s teacher that motivated him to become a professional artist. Continue reading “Facing Dyslexia: The Education of Chuck Close”
Bruce Gilden
Although I have not experienced Close’s work at first hand, I had a similar unsettling experience when I saw the close up colour portraits by Bruce Gilden at the exhibition Eyes Wide Open!. Continue reading “Bruce Gilden”
Disability and photography
I wanted to look at how disability is explored by photographers in different cultures and contexts.
Carl Whetham photography 