{"id":5066,"date":"2014-08-14T15:36:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T19:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/?p=5066"},"modified":"2015-08-24T21:55:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T01:55:09","slug":"new-featured-artist-of-the-month-m-sharkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/new-featured-artist-of-the-month-m-sharkey\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Featured Artist of the Month: M. Sharkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author | Winter Mendelson<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Posture&#8217;s landing page (<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a href=\"www.posturemag.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">www.posturemag.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>) is a visual playground. We have decided to take advantage of this layout to carefully choose and feature one artist per month who inspires us to be the &#8220;face&#8221; of Posture.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6>We are kicking off this new opportunity with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msharkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">M. Sharkey<\/a>, an award winning New York-based photographer and filmmaker. His work has also been featured in a plethora of publications such as Artforum, Revolver, New York Magazine, TIME, Out, and The Observer.<\/h6>\n<h6>As a prolific artist, M. Sharkey has completed many different projects that highlight aspects of the queer community such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msharkey.com\/68179\/596293\/projects\/transmogrified\" target=\"_blank\">Transmogrified<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msharkey.com\/68179\/1003809\/projects\/out-100\" target=\"_blank\">OUT 100<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msharkey.com\/68179\/2474523\/projects\/mars\" target=\"_blank\">MARS<\/a>. Further, his series titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msharkey.com\/68179\/594144\/projects\/queer-kids\" target=\"_blank\">Queer Kids<\/a> was just featured this July 2014 in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rencontres-arles.com\/Home\" target=\"_blank\">The Rencontres d&#8217;Arles<\/a> summer photography festival in France (and stay tuned because it&#8217;s coming to America soon!).<\/h6>\n<h6>I am very much inspired by his stunning portraits of the drag performer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msharkey.com\/69151\/1184366\/editorial\/sharon-needles\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon Needles<\/a> in particular and am excited to announce our new featured image to be chosen from this series.<\/h6>\n<h6>Visit M. Sharkey&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msharkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website <\/a>to get inspired, and enjoy additional images of Sharon Needles below!<\/h6>\n<h6><em>To submit work please email info@posturemag.com.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5068\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/new-featured-artist-of-the-month-m-sharkey\/sharon1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?fit=850%2C1275\" data-orig-size=\"850,1275\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349675190&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sharon1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?fit=682%2C1024\" class=\"wp-image-5068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?resize=372%2C558\" alt=\"sharon1\" width=\"372\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?resize=682%2C1024 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?resize=620%2C930 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon1.jpg?w=850 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5070\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/new-featured-artist-of-the-month-m-sharkey\/sharon3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?fit=850%2C1275\" data-orig-size=\"850,1275\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349677593&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sharon Needles Michael Sharkey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?fit=682%2C1024\" class=\"wp-image-5070 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?resize=372%2C558\" alt=\"Sharon Needles Michael Sharkey\" width=\"372\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?resize=682%2C1024 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?resize=620%2C930 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon3.jpg?w=850 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5069\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/new-featured-artist-of-the-month-m-sharkey\/sharon2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?fit=850%2C1275\" data-orig-size=\"850,1275\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349677124&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sharon2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?fit=682%2C1024\" class=\"wp-image-5069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?resize=372%2C558\" alt=\"sharon2\" width=\"372\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?resize=682%2C1024 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?resize=620%2C930 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon2.jpg?w=850 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5072\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/new-featured-artist-of-the-month-m-sharkey\/sharon5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?fit=850%2C1275\" data-orig-size=\"850,1275\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349676646&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sharon5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?fit=682%2C1024\" class=\"wp-image-5072 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?resize=372%2C558\" alt=\"sharon5\" width=\"372\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?resize=682%2C1024 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?resize=620%2C930 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon5.jpg?w=850 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon4.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5071\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/new-featured-artist-of-the-month-m-sharkey\/sharon4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/posturemag.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sharon4.jpg?fit=850%2C1275\" data-orig-size=\"850,1275\" 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We have decided to take advantage of this layout to carefully choose and feature one artist per month who inspires us to be the &#8220;face&#8221; of Posture. We are kicking off this new opportunity with M. 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