Meet Natalie, Twyla Artist
Natalie White began as a model and muse for notable artists such as Will Cotton, Peter Beard and Spencer Tunick. At a certain point, she decided to be the creator and her own subject. Today, she makes nude self-portraits that she produces by double exposing large-format Polaroids. Natalie’s work has an activist side as well. “I really got into policy change when I found out that women don’t have equal rights in the United States Constitution,” she says. In 2016, she led a march in support of the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and was arrested when she spraypainted “ERA NOW” in front of the US Capitol.
Meet Elizabeth, Automotive Influencer
Elizabeth White has the car lover’s fantasy job. With millions of followers between her two car-themed Instagram accounts, Elizabeth (or @itswhitenoise in the social world) spends her days driving sports cars in road rallies around the world and sharing photographs, stories and video content along the way. Elizabeth got started by working for Formula 1, where she learned that: “I loved everything about driving fast, vehicles and even the smell of the gas.” When asked to describe her sister in three words, Natalie says— “all around badass”—which sounds just about right.
“The way I know how to act on something is to create artwork around it.”
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Art Connects Us
While these siblings may have divergent careers, Natalie and Elizabeth are equally bold and fearless in their choices. “A lot of the reason we are where we are today is because of our competitive spirit and our ability to keep on persevering through anything,” says Natalie. Both convey a strong feminist outlook, although it manifests in different ways. As Elizabeth says: “She’s a feminist featured and I’m a feminist behind the scenes.”
Natalie’s femininity and feminist perspective is front and center in her artwork, yet most people don’t even know @itswhitenoise is a woman until they meet Elizabeth, assuming a car fanatic must be a man. Whatever the White sisters take on, neither is content to stand on the sidelines and you certainly won’t find them in the backseat.
Five Questions I’ve Never Asked My Sister
Elizabeth: Do you believe in aliens?
Natalie: I think it would be ridiculous to think we are the only ones out there. Have you seen photos of the solar system?
Elizabeth: What did you have for dinner last night?
Natalie: Stone crabs from Joe’s. It’s the greatest restaurant on Earth.
Elizabeth: What is the worst thing about being a female?
Natalie: Not having equal pay.
Elizabeth: What was the last picture you took on your phone?
Natalie: A piece of artwork in my show.
Elizabeth: Why don’t you have a driver’s license?
Natalie: For the safety of everyone else on the road. More people should be as considerate as me.
