Blythe King

My work transforms superficial, vintage advertising from Montgomery Ward mail order catalogs (circa 1940-80) into divinely evocative multi-layered portraits. Subjects are freed from commodification, social expectations, and stereotypes to become a source of wonder and intrigue. Each individual’s boundless, transcendent nature is revealed.

Experience has lead me to question how our conditioning — be it social, cultural, environmental, and/or genetic — limits our understanding of who we are. By removing these limitations, we expand possibilities and find clarity.