Tina Barney "I began photographing what I knew"

I didn't know Tina Barney before she has been exhibited at Jane Borden Gallery. The exhibition called The Players. I was very surprised about her work and how she deals with it.

 Marina and Peter, 1997

Barney is an American artist, photographer. She was born in 1945 and grown in wealthy family. Her grandfather introduced her to photography when she was a young girl and at 26, she began collecting photographs.
Tina Barney began to practice photography in the mid-1970 with a 35mm camera and then she abandoned it for a large format 8*10 unit.

 Marina's room, 1987

She started taking pictures of her family and of old friends in Rhode Island and increased her horizon.
Hers pictures are a documentation of the life styles and relationships of people who belong to the social Elite in USA, but also in Europe. She uses a large format whist permits to see the environmental detail. She always photographies her subject in their own homes and often in a room specific.
Tina Barney is one of the first photographers to present color work on a large scale.
She was influenced by the painters Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard.


A little interview about her work:

Tina Barney, Spring 2010 Photo Shoot

Credits for photos : Tina Barney, Janet Borden, Inc ©
http://www.janetbordeninc.com/artists/Barney