Ellen Gallagher

Ellen GallagherBy Mary Kate Effner

• Subjects: Seems to be a yearbook or something similar to a year book

• Things in Common: The yellow hair and white eyes

• Issue: Seems whimsical, but dehumanizing them and making them her own

• Medium: paint • Elements of Design: The similar

hair and white eyes gives it a whimsical creepiness that makes them all look related but still individual

• Subjects: A man and a man in a hair product ad

• Things in Common: The yellow hair and white eyes

• Issue: Seems whimsical, but dehumanizing them and making them her own

• Medium: paint and clay • Elements of Design: Both the

man and the woman have yellow hair and white eyes but the man has angular hair whereas the woman has circular hair, which gives them distinct differences

• Subjects: A woman• Things in Common:

The yellow hair• Medium: paint and

collage • Elements of Design:

The yellow hair relates her to other pieces but she has a more realistic look.

• Subjects: An ad for different hair cuts• Things in Common: The yellow hair and white eyes• Issue: Seems whimsical, but dehumanizing them and making them her own• Medium: paint and clay• Elements of Design: The similar hair and white eyes gives it a whimsical creepiness that makes them all look related but each person

has hair that is textured differently so it gives a sense of individuality

• Subjects: A woman in a wig ad

• Things in Common: The yellow hair and white eyes

• Issue: Seems whimsical, but dehumanizing them and making them her own

• Medium: paint and clay• Elements of Design: The

similar hair and white eyes gives it a whimsical creepiness that keeps her related to the other pieces and yet her hair is distinctly different from the other pieces

• Subjects: A woman in some sort of ad

• Things in Common: The yellow hair and white eyes

• Issue: Seems whimsical, but dehumanizing them and making the character her own

• Medium: paint and clay

• Elements of Design: The similar hair and white eyes gives it a whimsical creepiness that makes her look related to the others but the blue butterflies, the blue in the eyes, and the intricate design shows that she was meant to stand out