Clowns
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"Clowns" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she uses elaborate costumes and makeup to explore identity, performance, and the unsettling aspects of clown imagery.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Clowns (photographic series) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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photographic series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Cindy Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cindy Sherman in clown makeup
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brightly colored costumes ⓘ exaggerated facial expressions ⓘ various clown archetypes ⓘ |
| explores |
anxiety and fear associated with clowns
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constructed identity ⓘ emotional excess ⓘ social performance ⓘ the boundary between comedy and horror ⓘ theatricality ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual photography
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contemporary art ⓘ self-portrait photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
critical discussions of clown imagery in visual culture
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discourse on identity in contemporary photography ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | large-scale photographic prints ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
art world
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contemporary art collectors ⓘ museum visitors ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
clowns
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costume ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ makeup ⓘ masquerade ⓘ performance ⓘ the grotesque ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
| medium |
color photography
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photographic print ⓘ |
| movement |
feminist art
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
artificial backdrops
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elaborate costumes ⓘ heavy theatrical makeup ⓘ staged self-portraits ⓘ unsettling clown imagery ⓘ |
| partOf | Cindy Sherman photographic oeuvre ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
role-playing
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self-transformation ⓘ staged photography ⓘ |
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