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Historically, women have been the primary subjects of male artists. In ‘Boys Will be Boys’ men are the subjects of a female photographer.'Boys Will be Boys' is a photographic series that challenges the stereotypes of males by looking at the personal bathroom habits and habitats of different men. Many men have primping and preening obsessions that defy their male stereotype, for example dyeing their hair, shaving their bodies and painting their nails. In the privacy of his own bathroom, a man is able to conform to, reject or hide from the numerous stereotypes that face them in the 21st Century. These images present a realistic portrayal of men’s ‘private’ lives, without necessarily denying their maleness, or masculinity.This work is partly a response to the recent proliferation of female artists documenting and exposing their own personal lives, and those of other women, resulting in the breakdown of the numerous feminine stereotypes. As a post-feminist, it is my desire to counter-balance this trend and offer an exposé of a man’s life, and challenge some of his own stereotypes. As a curious female photographer I am able to give a non-biased, and sometimes voyeuristic view of my male subjects. © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA
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Boys will be Boys Series, 2004 15"x15" hand-printed C-print Series of 15
Signed and authenticated by the artist
Fiona Buttigieg, born in 1974, is a British artist with Maltese roots, who currently lives on the island of Elba in Tuscany, Italy. Her work is inspired by the sea that surrounds her: the Mediterranean and the past and present cultures that surround it. Her passion for photography began in 1989 in England and in 2002 was awarded a scholarship at Georgia State University in the USA where she studied towards a Masters degree in Fine Art. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in the USA including MOMUS in Atlanta (2004), SALON K in Stuttgart Germany (2006), and FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA Reggio Emilia Italy (2007-8). In 2003 she was featured in the documentary film "LA VISION" by Colombian film director Roberto Arevalo. The series "Boys will be Boys" was the subject of the Canadian TV show "SEX TV". Currently she is President of the photography collective IPOTESI, Officina Fotografica Elbana. http://www.fionabuttigieg.org
