Kathleen Guilfoyle, Pullen's mother, is a painter and supported her family through painting murals in Manhattan's Greenwich Village and through peddling her works on the streets of New York. Pullen's father, Wayne Pullen, played professional pool.[4]
Shortly after acquiring her first camera in her teens she began shooting for several publications, magazines, catalogs, and record labels.[3] She photographed rock bands.[2]
Photographic artedit
Pullen is inspired by geometry, and she loves lines and symmetry.[5]
She is most noted for High Fashion Crime Scenes which consists of over one-hundred photographs based on NYPD and LAPD crime scene files.[6] Pullen's monograph High Fashion Crime Scenes received critical acclaim from Spin.[7]
To create High Fashion Crime Scenes (1995–2005), Pullen employed the services of up to 80 crew members and models per picture, with each image taking up to a month to create, and the series using over $13 million worth of clothing and accessories.[6][8] Her photo shoots often resemble movie sets. High Fashion Crime Scenes in particular was inspired by cinema and photojournalism.[9]
During her research into crime-scene photography, Pullen became haunted by war imagery. Pullen states,
"As I grew desensitized to domestic crime and violence, I became more sensitized to images of war. It was a strange phenomenon that I've explored and philosophized. I don't like violence, I have never been a dark person. I see stories and different layers to violent imagery. I'm curious about the response people have to violent images."[5]
Publicationsedit
High Fashion Crime Scenes. One Picture Book 78. Nazraeli Press. ISBN978-1590051368. With an introduction by Luke Crisell and essays by both Robert Enright and Colin Westerbech. Edition of 500 copies.
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^ abArtist Interview, 2008, . Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
^ abNewman, Cheryl (September 9, 2013). "This Month At One Picture Books". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^"Project Atrium Melanie Pullen". mocajacksonville.org. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
External linksedit
Official website
New York Times Interview, 2004
January 01, 1970
melanie, pullen, irish, actress, producer, writer, melanie, clark, pullen, born, 1975, american, photographer, lives, works, angeles, california, born1975, york, yorknationalityamericaneducationself, educatedknown, forphotographer, artistnotable, workhigh, fas. For the Irish actress producer and writer see Melanie Clark Pullen Melanie Pullen born 1975 1 is an American photographer who lives and works in Los Angeles California 2 Melanie PullenBornMelanie Pullen1975 age 48 49 New York New YorkNationalityAmericanEducationSelf educatedKnown forPhotographer and artistNotable workHigh Fashion Crime Scenes 1995 2005 Violent Times 2005 2009 Contents 1 Early life and early inspiration 2 Photographic art 3 Publications 4 Solo exhibitions 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and early inspiration editPullen was born in New York City and raised in the West Village As a child her family consisted of writers publishers poets and painters Her childhood home was frequented in the 1970s and 1980s by Andy Warhol Allen Ginsberg Emily Glen and Shel Silverstein Pullen at the age of six would sometimes perform in Washington Square Park with Philippe Petit Man on Wire in his neighborhood shows 3 Kathleen Guilfoyle Pullen s mother is a painter and supported her family through painting murals in Manhattan s Greenwich Village and through peddling her works on the streets of New York Pullen s father Wayne Pullen played professional pool 4 Shortly after acquiring her first camera in her teens she began shooting for several publications magazines catalogs and record labels 3 She photographed rock bands 2 Photographic art editPullen is inspired by geometry and she loves lines and symmetry 5 She is most noted for High Fashion Crime Scenes which consists of over one hundred photographs based on NYPD and LAPD crime scene files 6 Pullen s monograph High Fashion Crime Scenes received critical acclaim from Spin 7 To create High Fashion Crime Scenes 1995 2005 Pullen employed the services of up to 80 crew members and models per picture with each image taking up to a month to create and the series using over 13 million worth of clothing and accessories 6 8 Her photo shoots often resemble movie sets High Fashion Crime Scenes in particular was inspired by cinema and photojournalism 9 During her research into crime scene photography Pullen became haunted by war imagery Pullen states As I grew desensitized to domestic crime and violence I became more sensitized to images of war It was a strange phenomenon that I ve explored and philosophized I don t like violence I have never been a dark person I see stories and different layers to violent imagery I m curious about the response people have to violent images 5 Publications editHigh Fashion Crime Scenes One Picture Book 78 Nazraeli Press ISBN 978 1590051368 With an introduction by Luke Crisell and essays by both Robert Enright and Colin Westerbech Edition of 500 copies Solo exhibitions edit2004 High Fashion Crime Scenes Presented by Los Angeles County Museum of Art s 10th Annual Muse Art Walk Los Angeles CA citation needed 2010 High Fashion Crime Scenes Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles 10 2011 Project Atrium Melanie Pullen Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Jacksonville FL 11 References edit Melanie Pullen American born 1975 Getty Museum The J Paul Getty in Los Angeles Retrieved October 21 2021 a b Smith Nancy MacDonell August 29 2004 The Talk Fashion Victims The New York Times Retrieved October 25 2018 a b Melanie Pullen Artist Bio http www melaniepullen com USPPA List of Tournaments 2000 Archived copy Archived from the original on June 13 2011 Retrieved January 28 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b Artist Interview 2008 Whitecanvas Archived from the original on August 21 2010 Retrieved January 28 2010 a b Newman Cheryl September 9 2013 This Month At One Picture Books The Daily Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved October 25 2018 Spin Magazine Aug 2006 The London Independent on Sunday 13 March 2005 Archived 2012 11 03 at the Wayback Machine KPCC Pacific Drift 2006 http www natsnd org sound pacificdrift pacificdrift14 Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art 2010 http www chaffey edu wignall current shtml Project Atrium Melanie Pullen mocajacksonville org Retrieved April 28 2023 External links editOfficial website New York Times Interview 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melanie Pullen amp oldid 1218177671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
