Self-portraits with cigarettes
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Self-portraits with cigarettes is a series of provocative photographic self-portraits by British artist Sarah Lucas that challenge gender norms and explore identity through a raw, confrontational aesthetic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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photographic series ⓘ self-portrait series ⓘ |
| artMovement | Young British Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Sarah Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Sarah Lucas
NERFINISHED
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androgynous appearance ⓘ cigarette ⓘ female body ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
female identity
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gender stereotypes ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ representation of women in art ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ portrait photography ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
anti-glamour
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confrontational ⓘ ironic ⓘ provocative ⓘ raw aesthetic ⓘ subversive ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
challenge gender norms
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provoke viewer ⓘ question identity constructs ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
body politics
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femininity ⓘ gender norms ⓘ identity ⓘ masculinity ⓘ self-portrait ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| medium | photography ⓘ |
| movementContext | British art of the 1990s ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
cigarette
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everyday objects ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | self-portraiture ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
direct gaze
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minimal staging ⓘ stark ⓘ unvarnished ⓘ |
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