Shae DeTar

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Shae Acopian DeTar (born 1977or1978) is an American fine art photographer and former model, based in Los Angeles. [1] [2] She's known for colorful, hand-colored photographs of nude women, often posed in nature. [3]

DeTar was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Pennsylvania and New York. [4] When she was 18, she began modeling, mostly in Europe. [4] She studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, and only took up photography when she was about 32. [4] DeTar's aesthetic is inspired by magazine collages, and she has resurrected the old tradition of hand-colored photographs, highlighting her models in vivid, exagerated colors. [1] [5]

In 2016 DeTar was awarded "best editorial" by Photo District News . [6]

In 2023 she published Another World, a collection of photographs from the first 12 years of her career. [7] [8] [9] [10] She was also featured in Charlotte Jansen's 2017 photography book, Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze, among other women photographers of female nudes. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Bonazzi, Laila (20 September 2019). "Express Yourself: Shae DeTar, torna a fare la modella". Marie Claire (in Italian). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. "L'inverno a colori: uno speciale servizio moda creato dall'artista Shae Detar". Grazia (in Italian). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. Small, Rachel (22 January 2015). "A Female Pheromone Hotbox". Interview . Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Makarova, Irina (29 April 2015). "Shae DeTar: A Painted Fantasy". Metal Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. Frank, Priscilla (14 October 2014). "Hand-Painted Photographs Conjure A Psychedelic Wonderland (NSFW)". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  6. Nonino, Chiara Bardelli (15 December 2016). "The Female Gaze". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  7. Roman, Sabrina (14 March 2023). "Shae Detar: Transporting us to another world". Metal Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  8. Cerbarano, Rica (8 March 2023). "The Wonderful "Another World" of Shae Detar". Vogue. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  9. Brennan, Orla (15 March 2023). "Shae Detar Is Healing Her Religious Trauma Through Photography". Another Magazine . Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  10. Joyce, Ella (23 March 2023). "Shae Detar's debut monograph is "a love letter to women, nature and colour"". Hero . Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  11. Rawley, Lena (13 April 2017). "A New Photography Book Spotlights the Female Gaze". The Cut . Retrieved 23 October 2025.