ENTRY DESCRIPTION
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”
– William Shakespeare

The Stage Series is a collection of painterly images that explore the idea of life as a performance, through poses, gestures and juxtapositions of human figures. These are manufactured bodies, lifelike but lifeless mannequins that are infinitely beautiful and virtually indestructible. Using the transformative power of light, perspective & the viewer’s own imagination, they are infused with desire, vulnerability and a narrative. Assumptions of who they may be, or what games they could be playing are projections of roles and scripts one is familiar with, or enchanted by.

AUTHOR
Tash Damjanovic is a Canadian, Toronto-based fine art photographer, and has spent over 25 years focusing on creating abstract, painter-like images that are inspired by the fundamental elements. The sailboat series in particular reflects a desire to photograph the Wind. Her works have been exhibited in numerous shows and venues in Canada and the US, and appear in private collections across North America, South America and Europe. Her work has been featured in a variety of local print and TV media, and most recently, in the 2019 Princess Margaret Lottery Showhome, as well as at the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada.

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