Get a glimpse into Vee Speers' new series entitled "The King's Court" through four new images! Vee Spers has drawn inspiration from a wide array of historical and cultural sources throughout her career, including the extravagant courts of Versailles. This historical reference provides fertile ground for exploring enduring themes of identity, performance, and illusion.
In her work, Speers often incorporates elements reminiscent of Versailles: theatrical poses, stylized costumes, and a painterly aesthetic that evokes the classical portraiture of the period. Yet her images also reveal the vulnerability and artifice beneath such carefully constructed appearances. Like the courtiers who lived under the ever-watchful eye of the King, her subjects seem caught between self-expression and societal expectation, between mask and reality. By channeling the spirit of Versailles, Speers does not merely pay homage to a historical era; she employs its visual language to interrogate the complexities of power, performance, and self-presentation across time.
