Vivienne Maricevic (New York)

Since 1976, as a fine-art photographer, I have been exploring positively, different aspects of erotica, sexuality and gender. I am interested in photographing subject matter that offers many challenges, obstacles and difficulties dealing with the pathology of our times with references to sociology. All series are photographed for many years and all subsequent series evolve from the previous one.
Environmental male nudes in 1976 led to documenting male burlesk in 1981 which led to documenting NYC's Times Square " live sex shows " in the mid-80's. Photographing performers from the adult x-rated movie industry, circa 1985 resulted from "Porn Stars" series, enabling me to explore the male gender embracing their female persona thru the 90's for my "transexual" series. This series resulted in a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in 1987, along with an Artist Grant from Artist Space, NYC in 1989. Edition Stemmle published my monography, "Male-to-Female (La Cage Aux Folles )" in 1995.
Photographing the female gender embracing their male persona in the late 90's of female-to-male transexuals, male impersonators, drag kings and androginy challenges the social construction of gender. My series of male nudes, "She Shoots Men" is motivated by my desire to transform the pervasiveness of the double-standart in nude photography, which began in 1976 and continues to date with new evolving male nude photographs.
I have been published and exhibited worldwide and included in numerous collections.