Glass Tears
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Glass Tears is a famous 1932 photographic artwork by Man Ray depicting a close-up of a woman's eyes with artificial glass tears, emblematic of Surrealist experimentation with emotion and illusion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glass Tears canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | photographic artwork ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Larmes de Verre
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Les Larmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
emblematic of staged emotion in modern photography
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iconic image of Surrealist photography ⓘ |
| author | Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | various museum and private collections ⓘ |
| color | black and white ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
cinematic
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highly stylized ⓘ |
| depicts |
artificial glass tears
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close-up of a woman’s eyes ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary art photography dealing with staged emotion
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later fashion photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
false eyelashes
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glass beads resembling tears ⓘ woman’s heavily made-up eyes ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Glass Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1932 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Surrealist cinema
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fashion photography ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeTitle | French ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
artificiality
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emotion ⓘ illusion ⓘ |
| medium | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealist photography ⓘ |
| movementCharacteristic |
Surrealist exploration of unconscious emotion
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experimentation with photographic illusion ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Surrealist photography canon ⓘ |
| technique |
careful studio lighting
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close-up framing ⓘ staged composition ⓘ |
| theme |
ambiguity of genuine versus artificial tears
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fragmentation of the female body ⓘ performance of emotion ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
glass beads
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light-sensitive emulsion ⓘ photographic paper ⓘ |
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