Provenance Gallery is pleased to present, The Magdalene, an exhibition featuring recent work by San Antonio-based artist, Rebecca Dietz.

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Opening Reception, Second Saturday, September 9th | 7pm - 10pm

 

Of this series, Dietz writes:

 

“ ‘The Magdalene’ is a poetic documentation of female sensuality and bohemian youth culture. In my photographs, time often wraps around on itself, embedding echoes of the past in the present moment. So it was with the Magdalene. In candid shots captured in public places, a female figure began to emerge who was both seductive and reserved, a spiritual container with corporeal form and sensual awareness. I found her on the streets: solitary and defiant, or surrounded by men: anchored and sensual, or in the company of other women: graceful and enchanting. Her bohemian nature was timeless, a regenerating cycle from hipster to hippie, gypsy to nomad. In my thoughts she became the Magdalene, the Mary vicariously viewed throughout history as a prostitute and apostle, as sovereign and devout.

 

Urban Dictionary defines a Magdalene as a hot chick, a beach bum, who loves to party, and is sexual, funny and serious at the same time. There is wry humor and truth to this, as I often found her along the water’s edge or public fests.  But she also stands in protest, rests in quiet places and may be waiting around the next corner for my camera to sight.”

 

Exhibition will be on view until September 30th, by appointment.

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

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Rebecca Dietz is an Associate Professor of Art, and a photographic artist living in San Antonio. Her visual work often balances physical actions with creative contemplation.  An east coast native and west coast transplant, her work has been inspired by fantasy environments: penny arcades, boardwalk piers, street performance, and carnivals. She has been a fire-performer, skydiver, long-distance cyclist and avid traveler. Currently employed at San Antonio College as an Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Program, Dietz holds an MFA in Photography from the University of Delaware. Her photographs have been exhibited at the San Antonio Museum of Art, in the Photo Review’s International Competition, The Southwest School of Arts, and in various galleries around Texas, in Philadelphia and New York.

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