Grace Jones "Island Life" cover
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The Grace Jones "Island Life" cover is an iconic, surrealist album artwork featuring a composite image of Jones in an impossible, contorted pose that became a defining visual of 1980s pop culture and fashion.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1980s pop culture icon
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album cover ⓘ photographic artwork ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1980s fashion photography
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Grace Jones public image ⓘ postmodern pop culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdFor | Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Paul Goude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Grace Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresBackground | plain gradient backdrop ⓘ |
| featuresColorPalette | muted background with strong skin tones ⓘ |
| featuresMedium |
photo montage
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photography ⓘ |
| featuresPose |
athletic, dancer-like stance
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impossible contorted pose ⓘ |
| featuresProp | microphone stand ⓘ |
| featuresStyle |
high-fashion editorial aesthetic
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minimalist composition ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| featuresTechnique |
body part montage
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composite image ⓘ retouching ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
Afrofuturist aesthetics
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athleticism and performance ⓘ body as sculpture ⓘ gender fluidity and androgyny ⓘ |
| featuresWardrobe |
leg warmers
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thong bodysuit ⓘ |
| hasArtDirectionBy | Jean-Paul Goude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
iconic album artwork
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symbol of 1980s avant-garde pop ⓘ |
| hasDesignBy | Jean-Paul Goude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotographyBy | Jean-Paul Goude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later fashion editorials
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music video aesthetics of the 1980s ⓘ visual representation of Black female pop stars ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defining Grace Jones’ visual persona
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frequent citation in discussions of iconic album covers ⓘ illusion of a single continuous body in an impossible pose ⓘ |
| partOf | visual campaign for the album "Island Life" ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art and design criticism
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fashion history analysis ⓘ |
| usedFor | cover of the compilation album "Island Life" ⓘ |
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