10 Women, 10 Perspectives Unveiled
By Jean West Rudnicki
...Louisiana artist Amy Guidry's portraits are large, close-up images of faces that border on photorealism. "The focus is on the human experience as a whole - who we are, where we come from and how we interact with one another," Guidry writes. "The compositions are done in a dynamic manner so as to bring the viewer a more intimate look into the subject." Kendrick explains that just as Georgia O'Keef's blown-up images of tiny flowers demanded attention, the scale and distortion that sometimes takes place in Guidry's large images also helps the viewer see the image in a new way...
