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Marilyn Minter is a contemporary American artist known for her photorealist paintings and photographs that explore contemporary notions of beauty. She appropriates the aesthetics of high-fashion editorials to depict bodies adorned with jewels, dirt, and couture accessories, creating a paradoxical tension between pleasure and a sense of failure [1].

Biography:

Marilyn Minter was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1948.

She received her BFA from the University of Florida in Gainesville in 1970 and her MFA in painting from Syracuse University in 1972.

Minter moved to New York City in 1978 and began capturing banal scenes featuring nudity, food, and fashion using her skills in photography and painting.

In the early 1990s, she gained artistic popularity and has since been featured in major solo exhibitions, including "Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty" [1].

Artistic Style and Process:

Minter's work blurs the line between commercial and fine art, often incorporating sexuality and erotic imagery [2].

She stages photoshoots with film and develops the stills using a conventional darkroom process, avoiding digital manipulation [2].

Minter's paintings are created by combining negatives in Photoshop to create a new image, which is then turned into enamel paint on aluminum through a layering process. The final layer is applied with fingertips to soften the paintbrush lines [2].

Career Highlights:

Minter's career began with a series of photographic studies involving her drug-addicted mother, guided by Diane Arbus, while she was a student at the University of Florida [2].

In the 1980s, she explored Pop-derived pictures often incorporating sexuality, setting the tone for many of her works [2].

Minter's work has faced controversy, particularly her series "Porn Grid," which showcased graphic scenes of fellatio and questioned the subject matter of women artists [2].

She has had numerous solo exhibitions and her work is held in prestigious collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles [1].

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