Stonewall National Museum & Archives is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibition ARCHETYPE – PORTRAITS BY Blake Little.
ARCHETYPE is presented with generous support from Practice Management Consulting. The public opening of ARCHETYPE will take place on Friday, May 6, 2016 with an artist talk, led by Miami Herald Journalist Steve Rothaus, by photographer Blake Little at Stonewall Museum – Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, Florida, 33305.
Public Opening Recep...
Stonewall National Museum & Archives is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibition ARCHETYPE – PORTRAITS BY Blake Little.
ARCHETYPE is presented with generous support from Practice Management Consulting. The public opening of ARCHETYPE will take place on Friday, May 6, 2016 with an artist talk, led by Miami Herald Journalist Steve Rothaus, by photographer Blake Little at Stonewall Museum – Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, Florida, 33305.
Public Opening Reception: 6-8 p.m.
Artist talk with Blake Little: 7 p.m.
A “sneak peak” reception for Stonewall Society Members will be held on Thursday, May 5 from 6-8 pm. Bar and light refreshments provided with thanks to the generosity of Ketel One Vodka and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. For more information about becoming a Stonewall Society Member, email Chris Rudisill at chris@stonewall-museum.org or call 954-763-8565.
ARCHETYPE will remain on view until July 3, 2016.
Museum is free of charge.
ARCHETYPE is comprised of work to be published in book form by Blake Little in December 2016, and work from Little’s two previously published books, Manifest (2013) (available at www.Mainfestbook.com) and The Company of Men (2011), which sold out in its first print run.
ARCHETYPE is a photographic exploration that celebrates and updates the traditional archetypes of masculinity. Little’s twist on these various embodiments of virility comes in the fact that all of the subjects of Little’s book are gay.
Little’s authentic documentation of a new gay masculine subculture continues as he pushes his portraiture in different ways. His visual vocabulary has evolved from the more formal structure of his earlier pictures, taking more chances and benefitting from this freedom.
Little’s portraits of these men are unadorned and focus on the individual strength and character of each sitter. Taken as a group, they represent his ideal, a surprising new vision of male beauty that is quietly subversive and powerful. Most importantly, Little’s images shatter mainstream stereotypes of homosexuality and underscores that masculinity lies beyond sexuality.
About Blake Little:
Blake Little is an award winning photographer best known for his ability to capture the honesty, energy and personality of his subjects. His skills as a portrait photographer have garnered him a reputation as a favorite amongst celebrities, international publications, and corporate clients. Amongst others, Little has worked with Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Steven Carell, Samuel Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Colin Powell, 50 Cent, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, jack Black and Jane Lynch. He shoots for such publications as London Times Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, People, Time, and ESPN. Litle’s artistic work has been exhibited in New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, Tucson, Portugal and Japan and has resulted in four monoraphs, his first book Dichotomy in 1997, The Company of Men in 2011, Manifest in 2013, and his forthcoming book to be published in December 2016. Blake's first museum exhibition Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo ran from Jan.-June 2014 at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN and the show continues to travel to museums throughout the US for the next 5 years. www.blakelittle.com/gayrodeo.
Learn more at blakelittle.com.