Origin of the Universe
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Origin of the Universe is a 2012 painting by Mickalene Thomas that reimagines Gustave Courbet’s iconic L’Origine du monde through a Black female subject and a rhinestone-studded, pop-inflected aesthetic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
collage-like composition
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mixed-media painting ⓘ rhinestone-studded aesthetic ⓘ |
| challenges |
Eurocentric beauty standards
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traditional representations of the female nude ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
patterned
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vibrant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mickalene Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorEthnicity | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black female body
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Black woman ⓘ interior domestic space ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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feminist art ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary reinterpretations of canonical nudes
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discourse on Black female representation in art ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Origin of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Gustave Courbet
NERFINISHED
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L’Origine du monde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black female sexuality
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art historical canon ⓘ female eroticism ⓘ representation of Black women ⓘ |
| movement |
Black feminist art
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contemporary African-American art ⓘ pop art–influenced ⓘ |
| partOf | Mickalene Thomas’s body of work on Black female subjects ⓘ |
| reimagines | L’Origine du monde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | L’Origine du monde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
gaze and spectatorship
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race and gender ⓘ sexuality and power ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
acrylic paint
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enamel ⓘ photographic elements ⓘ rhinestones ⓘ |
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