BARBARA ASTMAN "NANCY" POLAROID, 1978Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and photocopiers to mention a few. Astman is acclaimed for her pioneering multi media approach, blending analog and digital techniques with materials or technology not typically used to create fine art. In her work, she addresses the intersection of identity, feminism,

it is still connected to the rest of Stella's oeuvre for its technical similarities

like many from this era

numbered and dated '89 by the artist

especially years later

was an important contributor to the avant-garde movements of the 20th century

5 million for a work

26"H 32"W (sheet)

and prints

During the 1980s

“Studies for a Boy Book”

the artist created unique compositions

sexuality and freedom