Lucas Samaras
American, born Greece, 1936-2024
Lucas Samaras (American, born Greece, 1936). Pose 0053 (Marla Prather) from the series Poses/Born Actors, 2009. Color inkjet print, edition I/III, 36 x 20 inches (91.4 x 50.8 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Gift from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Chazan, 2013 (P2013:3.2). © Lucas Samaras
Pose 0053 (Marla Prather) from the series Poses/Born Actors, 2009
Artwork Details
Materials
color inkjet print
Edition:
I/III
Measurements
sheet: 36 x 20 inches (91.44 x 50.8 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit
Gift from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Chazan, 2013
Accession ID
P2013:3.2
This photograph is from an extended, ongoing series of portraits Lucas Samaras began making in 1983. The sitters—friends and acquaintances of the artist—include curators, musicians, museum directors, gallery owners, and other artists. Samaras refers to his subjects as “born actors”: people who, in various ways, perform in their everyday lives. He makes them appear unnatural by using dramatic lighting during the photo session and by digitally manipulating the color of the images afterwards.
Label from Lucas Samaras: Reflections, June 21, 2014–January 4, 2015
