Shavasana I
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Shavasana I is a mixed-media artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that explores themes of the body, femininity, and postcolonial identity through her distinctive surreal and hybrid visual language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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mixed-media artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artMedium | mixed media ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diaspora art
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global contemporary art ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
browns
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earth tones ⓘ muted hues ⓘ reds ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfCreator |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Wangechi Mutu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Kenyan-American ⓘ |
| depicts |
female figure
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fragmented body ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
critique of colonial and patriarchal power
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exploration of black female subjectivity ⓘ meditation on death and rest ⓘ reclamation of the female body ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
female body in postcolonial context
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healing ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
body
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femininity ⓘ gender ⓘ hybridity ⓘ postcolonial identity ⓘ power relations ⓘ race ⓘ representation of the female body ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African visual traditions
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feminist theory ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary African art
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feminist art ⓘ postcolonial art ⓘ |
| partOf | Wangechi Mutu oeuvre ⓘ |
| titleReferences | Shavasana yoga pose ⓘ |
| usesVisualLanguage |
collage-like composition
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hybrid figures ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
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