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'''Kalliope Amorphous''' (born 1978){{cn|date=November 2018}} is an American visual artist, poet, [[fine-art photographer]], and performance artist. She lives and works in [[New York City]] and makes [[self portrait]] photography.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2018-11-22|title=Is This What Your Dreams Look Like?|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/24/kalliope-amorphous-stroboscopic-photography_n_1448298.html|newspaper=HuffPost UK|date=25 April 2012}}</ref>
'''Kalliope Amorphous''' (born 1978)<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)|date=2011-11-15|title=OUTAuction 2011 Catalog|url=https://www.slideshare.net/glaad/outauction-2011-catalog}}</ref> is an American [[Interdisciplinary arts|interdisciplinary artist]] who works in a variety of media, including photography, poetry, performance art, and [[olfactory art]]. She is primarily known for her conceptual self portraits. She lives and works in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2018-11-22|title=Is This What Your Dreams Look Like?|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/24/kalliope-amorphous-stroboscopic-photography_n_1448298.html|newspaper=HuffPost UK|date=25 April 2012}}</ref>


==Style==
==Style==
Amorphous uses in-camera effects, modified lenses, mirrors, and handmade camera attachments. Her style, as she describes it, is [[conceptual photography]] with an emphasis on [[pictorialism]] and [[surrealism]].<ref>"[http://astrumpeople.com/kalliope-amorphous-photography-conceptual-pictorial-self-portraits/ Kalliope Amorphous Photography: Conceptual Pictorial Self Portraits]". Astrum People. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref> Acting as her own model, she explores the meaning of [[Identity (social science)|identity]] by assuming different roles.<ref>"[http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/9506/1/kalliope-amorphous Kalliope Amorphous]". Dazed, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref> Amorphous has stated that the "study of [[consciousness]]"<ref name="nuanau">{{Citation |last = Romero |first = Juan Carlos (interviewer) |title= In her own light: Kalliope Amorphous |publisher = Nau Nua: Art Magazine |url= http://nuanau.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-her-own-light-kalliope-amorphous.html | date = February 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229011413/http://nuanau.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-her-own-light-kalliope-amorphous.html | archive-date = 2012-02-29 }}</ref> and the concept of [[duende (art)|duende]]<ref>{{citation |title = Body Language (interview with Amorphous) |publisher = All the Thunder |url = http://media.wix.com/ugd/e72b9d_14c8eb4c18149e13af39d4ec192176de.pdf |access-date = 2019-05-07}}</ref> are primary influences in her work. She has also cited [[butoh]] as an influence.<ref>{{citation |title = Emerging Artist Interviews: Kalliope Amorphous |url = http://museemagazine.com/culture/art-2/features/emerging-artist-interviews-kalliope-amorphous?rq=Kalliope%20Amorphous |publisher = Musée Magazine |date = 2013-02-06 |access-date = 2019-05-07}}</ref>
Amorphous uses in-camera effects, modified lenses, mirrors, and handmade camera attachments. Her style, as she describes it, is [[conceptual photography]] with an emphasis on [[pictorialism]] and [[surrealism]].<ref>"[http://astrumpeople.com/kalliope-amorphous-photography-conceptual-pictorial-self-portraits/ Kalliope Amorphous Photography: Conceptual Pictorial Self Portraits]". Astrum People. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref> Acting as her own model, she explores the meaning of [[Identity (social science)|identity]] by assuming different roles.<ref>"[http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/9506/1/kalliope-amorphous Kalliope Amorphous]". Dazed, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref> Amorphous has stated that the "study of [[consciousness]]"<ref name="nuanau">{{Citation |last = Romero |first = Juan Carlos |title= In her own light: Kalliope Amorphous |publisher = Nau Nua: Art Magazine |url= http://nuanau.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-her-own-light-kalliope-amorphous.html | date = February 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229011413/http://nuanau.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-her-own-light-kalliope-amorphous.html | archive-date = 2012-02-29 }}</ref> and the concept of [[duende (art)|duende]]<ref>{{citation |title = Body Language (interview with Amorphous) |publisher = All the Thunder |url = http://media.wix.com/ugd/e72b9d_14c8eb4c18149e13af39d4ec192176de.pdf |access-date = 2019-05-07}}</ref> are primary influences in her work. She has also cited [[butoh]] as an influence.<ref>{{citation |title = Emerging Artist Interviews: Kalliope Amorphous |url = http://museemagazine.com/culture/art-2/features/emerging-artist-interviews-kalliope-amorphous?rq=Kalliope%20Amorphous |publisher = Musée Magazine |date = 2013-02-06 |access-date = 2019-05-07}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
Born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], Amorphous attended high school in [[Rehoboth, Massachusetts]]. Upon graduating, she moved to [[New York City]], where she experimented with modeling, acting, and performance poetry. In a 2008 interview with art critic [[Brian Sherwin]], she cited her early social involvement in the New York City theater and cabaret scenes as influences in her early photographic work.<ref>[http://myartspace-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/art-space-talk-kalliope-amorphous.html Interview with Brian Sherwin, March 2008] Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref>
Born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], Amorphous attended high school in [[Rehoboth, Massachusetts]]. Upon graduating, she moved to [[New York City]], where she experimented with modeling, acting, and performance poetry. In a 2008 interview with art critic [[Brian Sherwin]], she cited her early social involvement in the [[New York City]] theater and [[cabaret]] scenes as influences in her early photographic work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherwin |first=Brian |date=March 15, 2008 |title=Art Space Talk: Kalliope Amorphous |url=http://myartspace-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/art-space-talk-kalliope-amorphous.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806161718/http://myartspace-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/art-space-talk-kalliope-amorphous.html |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=myartspace-blog.blogspot.com/}}</ref>


A self-taught photographer, Amorphous began working exclusively with self-portrait photography while living in [[Rhode Island]] in 2007. Her early self-portraits focused on character studies, costuming, and makeup.<ref name="nuanau"/>
A self-taught photographer, Amorphous began working exclusively with [[self-portrait]] [[photography]] while living in [[Rhode Island]] in 2007. Her early self-portraits focused on character studies, costuming, and [[Cosmetics|makeup]].<ref name="nuanau"/>


Amorphous' 2009 ''Resurrecting Ophelia'' series of self-portraits cast her as the fictional character [[Ophelia]]. Like much of her later work, the series relied on [[in-camera effect]] with Amorphous positioned behind glass, acrylic, and textiles.<ref>"[http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hauntingly-beautiful Hauntingly Beautiful Self-Portraits: Resurrecting Ophelia]". My Modern Met. Retrieved April 23, 2014</ref> The series was exhibited in Amorphous' hometown in a solo exhibition at the [[Community College of Rhode Island]]{{cn|date=November 2018}} and appeared in print in the premier issues of ''Dark Beauty'' magazine<ref>[http://issuu.com/darkbeautymag/docs/dbm1_online Dark Beauty Magazine, Issue I, August 2010]. Dark Beauty. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref> and ''The Omen Magazine.''<ref>[http://issuu.com/theomenmag/docs/mag01 The Omen Magazine, Issue 1, 2010]. The Omen Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref>
Amorphous' 2009 ''Resurrecting Ophelia'' series of self-portraits cast her as the fictional character [[Ophelia]]. Like much of her later work, the series relied on [[in-camera effect]] with Amorphous positioned behind glass, acrylic, and textiles.<ref>"[http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hauntingly-beautiful Hauntingly Beautiful Self-Portraits: Resurrecting Ophelia]". My Modern Met. Retrieved April 23, 2014</ref> The series was exhibited in Amorphous' hometown in a [[solo exhibition]] at the [[Community College of Rhode Island]]{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} and appeared in print in the premier issues of ''Dark Beauty'' magazine<ref>[http://issuu.com/darkbeautymag/docs/dbm1_online Dark Beauty Magazine, Issue I, August 2010]. Dark Beauty. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref> and ''The Omen Magazine.''<ref>[http://issuu.com/theomenmag/docs/mag01 The Omen Magazine, Issue 1, 2010]. The Omen Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2014</ref>


In 2011, Amorphous was named in [[GLAAD]]'s annual Top 100 Artists.{{cn|date=November 2018}} She is a recipient of the [[Julia Margaret Cameron Award]] for self-portraiture from The Photography Gala Awards.{{cn|date=November 2018}}
In 2011, Amorphous was named in [[GLAAD]]'s annual Top 100 Artists.<ref name=":0" /> She received honorable mention for the [[Julia Margaret Cameron Award]] in the category of [[street photography]] from [[The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award's Professional Section |url=https://www.thegalaawards.com/15th-jmca-pro-self-portrait-to-women-seen-by-women |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards}}</ref>


Amorphous's recent projects use distortion mirror boards created with reflective material. In her series ''Glass Houses,'' she appears in a series of [[Surrealism|Curreal]] and distorted self-portraits which look as if they were submerged in water.<ref>"[http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-houses-by-kalliope-amorphous Submerged Self Portraits: 'Glass Houses' by Kalliope Amorphous Uses Distortion Mirrors To Mesmerize]". TrendHunter. Retrieved April 23, 2014</ref> Of the series, ''Lancia Trendvisions'' wrote: "The mirror is just a surface. Exactly like the photographs that portray it. They cannot depict what is hidden under their patina: the distortions of our fears, the destructuring push of our desires. But photographer Kalliope Amorphous searches for just that impalpable spirit."<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.lanciatrendvisions.com/en/article/beyond-the-mirror-glass-houses-by-kalliope-amorphus |title = Beyond the Mirror, 'Glass Houses' by Kalliope Amorphous]" |publisher = Lancia TrendVisions |date = January 22, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160314023939/http://www.lanciatrendvisions.com/en/article/beyond-the-mirror-glass-houses-by-kalliope-amorphus | archive-date = 2016-03-14}}</ref> In her distorted self-portraits, Amorphous explores what she calls "the fluid nature of identity".<ref>{{citation |title = Dreamy Self-Portraits Created by Using a Moving Mirror |last = Hosmer |first = Katie |date = 2013-09-02 |url = http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/kalliope-amorphous-glass-houses-self-portraits-in-a-moving-mirror |publisher = My Modern Met |access-date = 2019-05-07}}</ref>
Amorphous's recent projects use distortion mirror boards created with reflective material. In her series ''Glass Houses,'' she appears in a series of [[Surrealism|surreal]] and distorted [[self-portrait]]s which look as if they were submerged in water.<ref>"[http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-houses-by-kalliope-amorphous Submerged Self Portraits: 'Glass Houses' by Kalliope Amorphous Uses Distortion Mirrors To Mesmerize]". TrendHunter. Retrieved April 23, 2014</ref> Of the series, ''Lancia Trendvisions'' wrote: "The mirror is just a surface. Exactly like the photographs that portray it. They cannot depict what is hidden under their patina: the distortions of our fears, the destructuring push of our desires. But photographer Kalliope Amorphous searches for just that impalpable spirit."<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.lanciatrendvisions.com/en/article/beyond-the-mirror-glass-houses-by-kalliope-amorphus |title = Beyond the Mirror, 'Glass Houses' by Kalliope Amorphous] |publisher = Lancia TrendVisions |date = January 22, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160314023939/http://www.lanciatrendvisions.com/en/article/beyond-the-mirror-glass-houses-by-kalliope-amorphus | archive-date = 2016-03-14}}</ref> In her distorted self-portraits, Amorphous explores what she calls "the fluid nature of identity".<ref>{{citation |title = Dreamy Self-Portraits Created by Using a Moving Mirror |last = Hosmer |first = Katie |date = 2013-09-02 |url = http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/kalliope-amorphous-glass-houses-self-portraits-in-a-moving-mirror |publisher = My Modern Met |access-date = 2019-05-07}}</ref>


In addition to self-portraits, Amorphous began working with [[glitch art]] in 2013. In 2014, she completed a series of experimental photographs of performance artist [[Marina Abramovic]].<ref>[http://www.kalliopeamorphous.com/marina-abramovic-gallery Marina Abramovic Portrait by Kalliope Amorphous]</ref> Amorphous appears opposite Matthew Avedon in the music video ''Savage Way to Live'' for the Brooklyn-based band Relations.<ref>"[http://www.relationsband.com/video/ Relations Band film Page]" Relations. Retrieved April 23, 2014 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427184715/http://www.relationsband.com/video/ |date=April 27, 2014 }}</ref>
In addition to self-portraits, Amorphous began working with [[glitch art]] in 2013. In 2014, she completed a series of experimental photographs of performance artist [[Marina Abramović]].<ref>[http://www.kalliopeamorphous.com/marina-abramovic-gallery Marina Abramovic Portrait by Kalliope Amorphous]</ref> Amorphous appears opposite [[Matthew Avedon]] in the music video ''Savage Way to Live'' for the Brooklyn-based band Relations.<ref>"[http://www.relationsband.com/video/ Relations Band film Page]" Relations. Retrieved April 23, 2014 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427184715/http://www.relationsband.com/video/ |date=April 27, 2014 }}</ref>


In 2015, her short film ''Contrast And Time'' was included in the Forever Now Project exhibited at [[MONA FOMA|Mona Foma]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-11 |title=Artists - Forever now |url=http://forevernow.me:80/artists/artwork/contrast-and-time/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711150342/http://forevernow.me:80/artists/artwork/contrast-and-time/ |archive-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Forever Now was an international project in response to the Voyager records of 1977, and culminated in a golden record containing 44 artists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Northover |first=Kylie |date=2014-01-06 |title=Golden record to spin through outer space |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/golden-record-to-spin-through-outer-space-20140106-30dg8.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-01 |title=Forever Now {{!}} Bureau of Works |url=https://bureauofworks.com.au/works/forever-now/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Bureau of Works {{!}} Just another WordPress site |language=en}}</ref>
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In 2019, a 3D Virtual Exhibition of some of her works from her series ''Glass Houses'' was published as part of the permanent exhibitions in the TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art.<ref>"[http://torosiete.museum/artists/kalliope-amorphous/]"TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art, Kalliope Amorphous</ref>

Since 2016, Amorphous has been documenting the people and landmarks in her neighborhood on the [[Upper West Side]] of [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]] in a series of street photographs. She is one of few female street photographers working in the genre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Urban Lens: Kalliope Amorphous captures the faces of the Upper West Side|url=https://www.6sqft.com/the-urban-lens-kalliope-amorphous-captures-the-faces-of-the-upper-west-side/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=6sqft|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=dodhomagazine|date=2017-04-18|title=Upper West Side Story: Street Photography By Kalliope Amorphous|url=https://www.dodho.com/upper-west-side-story-street-photography-by-kalliope-amorphous/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Dodho|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=West Side Rag » THE STORY BEHIND THAT DEPRESSION SIGN ON 72ND STREET THAT SEEMED TO BE UP FOREVER|url=https://www.westsiderag.com/2016/10/23/the-story-behind-that-depression-sign-on-72nd-street-that-seemed-to-be-up-forever|access-date=2021-05-29|website=www.westsiderag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=World Map Directory of Female Street Photographers, by Women in Street photography community|url=https://womeninstreet.com/map/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=womeninstreet.com}}</ref>

During the [[2016 Presidential election]], Amorphous endorsed candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] and completed a series of fine art photographs of Clinton on the campaign trail.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Mark|date=2016-10-22|title=In the galleries: Trump in poncho and sombrero, Clinton as a suffragette|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-trump-in-poncho-and-sombrero-clinton-as-a-suffragette/2016/10/21/6845d53a-9484-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html|access-date=2021-05-29|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="I'm With Her": These Hillary Clinton Portraits Were Taken On The Campaign Trail|url=https://designyoutrust.com/2016/11/im-with-her-these-hillary-clinton-portraits-were-taken-on-the-campaign-trail/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=designyoutrust.com}}</ref>

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In 2019, a 3D Virtual Exhibition of some of her works from her series ''Glass Houses'' was published as part of the permanent exhibitions in the [[TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art]].<ref>"[http://torosiete.museum/artists/kalliope-amorphous/]"TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art, Kalliope Amorphous</ref>

== Perfume brand ==
Amorphous is the founder and perfumer behind the indie [[perfume]] house [[Black Baccara]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=How to avoid strong artificial scents when you travel |url=https://newsbytesdaily.com/how-to-avoid-strong-artificial-scents-when-you-travel/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=News Bytes Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barua |first=Meehika |title=18 of the most iconic and popular perfumes to make your new signature scent |url=https://www.insider.com/guides/beauty/best-perfumes |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> She founded the brand in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-03 |title=20 Queer-Owned Retailers and Brands to Support |url=https://modestrebels.com/20-queer-owned-retailers-and-brands-to-support/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Modest Rebels |language=en-US}}</ref> The house specializes in [[artisan perfume oils]] and [[Eau de Parfum]]s<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Beauty Brands to Wow Your Holiday Gift-Giving |url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?310909 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=EDGE Media Network |language=en-us}}</ref> with themes similar to those Amorphous works with in her visual art.<ref>{{Cite web|title=An Interview with Fine Art Photographer Kalliope Amorphous|url=https://uncannyarchive.com/an-interview-with-fine-art-photographer-kalliope-amorphous/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Uncanny Archive|language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
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*[http://www.arteafk.com/#!kalliope-amorphous/c22kt Kalliope Amorphous at AFK Gallery]
*[http://www.arteafk.com/#!kalliope-amorphous/c22kt Kalliope Amorphous at AFK Gallery]
*[http://torosiete.museum/artists/kalliope-amorphous/ Kalliope Amorphous in the TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art]


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Kalliope Amorphous
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Occupation(s)Artist, photographer
Websitekalliopeamorphous.com

Kalliope Amorphous (born 1978)[1] is an American interdisciplinary artist who works in a variety of media, including photography, poetry, performance art, and olfactory art. She is primarily known for her conceptual self portraits. She lives and works in New York City.[2]

Style

[edit]

Amorphous uses in-camera effects, modified lenses, mirrors, and handmade camera attachments. Her style, as she describes it, is conceptual photography with an emphasis on pictorialism and surrealism.[3] Acting as her own model, she explores the meaning of identity by assuming different roles.[4] Amorphous has stated that the "study of consciousness"[5] and the concept of duende[6] are primary influences in her work. She has also cited butoh as an influence.[7]

Overview

[edit]

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Amorphous attended high school in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Upon graduating, she moved to New York City, where she experimented with modeling, acting, and performance poetry. In a 2008 interview with art critic Brian Sherwin, she cited her early social involvement in the New York City theater and cabaret scenes as influences in her early photographic work.[8]

A self-taught photographer, Amorphous began working exclusively with self-portrait photography while living in Rhode Island in 2007. Her early self-portraits focused on character studies, costuming, and makeup.[5]

Amorphous' 2009 Resurrecting Ophelia series of self-portraits cast her as the fictional character Ophelia. Like much of her later work, the series relied on in-camera effect with Amorphous positioned behind glass, acrylic, and textiles.[9] The series was exhibited in Amorphous' hometown in a solo exhibition at the Community College of Rhode Island[citation needed] and appeared in print in the premier issues of Dark Beauty magazine[10] and The Omen Magazine.[11]

In 2011, Amorphous was named in GLAAD's annual Top 100 Artists.[1] She received honorable mention for the Julia Margaret Cameron Award in the category of street photography from The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.[12]

Amorphous's recent projects use distortion mirror boards created with reflective material. In her series Glass Houses, she appears in a series of surreal and distorted self-portraits which look as if they were submerged in water.[13] Of the series, Lancia Trendvisions wrote: "The mirror is just a surface. Exactly like the photographs that portray it. They cannot depict what is hidden under their patina: the distortions of our fears, the destructuring push of our desires. But photographer Kalliope Amorphous searches for just that impalpable spirit."[14] In her distorted self-portraits, Amorphous explores what she calls "the fluid nature of identity".[15]

In addition to self-portraits, Amorphous began working with glitch art in 2013. In 2014, she completed a series of experimental photographs of performance artist Marina Abramović.[16] Amorphous appears opposite Matthew Avedon in the music video Savage Way to Live for the Brooklyn-based band Relations.[17]

In 2015, her short film Contrast And Time was included in the Forever Now Project exhibited at Mona Foma.[18] Forever Now was an international project in response to the Voyager records of 1977, and culminated in a golden record containing 44 artists.[19][20]

Since 2016, Amorphous has been documenting the people and landmarks in her neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City in a series of street photographs. She is one of few female street photographers working in the genre.[21][22][23][24]

During the 2016 Presidential election, Amorphous endorsed candidate Hillary Clinton and completed a series of fine art photographs of Clinton on the campaign trail.[25][26]

In 2019, a 3D Virtual Exhibition of some of her works from her series Glass Houses was published as part of the permanent exhibitions in the TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art.[27]

Perfume brand

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Amorphous is the founder and perfumer behind the indie perfume house Black Baccara.[28][29] She founded the brand in 2010.[30] The house specializes in artisan perfume oils and Eau de Parfums[31] with themes similar to those Amorphous works with in her visual art.[32]

References

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  1. ^ a b GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) (November 15, 2011). "OUTAuction 2011 Catalog". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Is This What Your Dreams Look Like?". HuffPost UK. April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kalliope Amorphous Photography: Conceptual Pictorial Self Portraits". Astrum People. Retrieved April 22, 2014
  4. ^ "Kalliope Amorphous". Dazed, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2014
  5. ^ a b Romero, Juan Carlos (February 2011), In her own light: Kalliope Amorphous, Nau Nua: Art Magazine, archived from the original on February 29, 2012
  6. ^ Body Language (interview with Amorphous) (PDF), All the Thunder, retrieved May 7, 2019
  7. ^ Emerging Artist Interviews: Kalliope Amorphous, Musée Magazine, February 6, 2013, retrieved May 7, 2019
  8. ^ Sherwin, Brian (March 15, 2008). "Art Space Talk: Kalliope Amorphous". myartspace-blog.blogspot.com/. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hauntingly Beautiful Self-Portraits: Resurrecting Ophelia". My Modern Met. Retrieved April 23, 2014
  10. ^ Dark Beauty Magazine, Issue I, August 2010. Dark Beauty. Retrieved April 22, 2014
  11. ^ The Omen Magazine, Issue 1, 2010. The Omen Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2014
  12. ^ "15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award's Professional Section". The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  13. ^ "Submerged Self Portraits: 'Glass Houses' by Kalliope Amorphous Uses Distortion Mirrors To Mesmerize". TrendHunter. Retrieved April 23, 2014
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  15. ^ Hosmer, Katie (September 2, 2013), Dreamy Self-Portraits Created by Using a Moving Mirror, My Modern Met, retrieved May 7, 2019
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