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ARTIST: JAYSON CARTER
Artists Statement
My work is about challenging the conventionality that informs the construction of identity in an effort to subvert hegemonic beliefs and values. The anonymity of figures that binds the images shown by Balaclava.Q lends itself to this new self-reckoning in our era of virtual egoism. Without a face, one becomes detached from one’s personal identity and that unfamiliarity gives way to infinite permutations of who or what one can be.
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Carter presents two bodies of work to Balaclava.Q: ‘The Grindr Cutouts’ (2016) and ‘Half Pixels’ (2015).
‘The Grindr Cuttouts’ / 2016
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Recliner on Two Tones / 2016Poolside on Yuzu / 2016Tranquil Twink on Two Tones / 2016Der Heilige Sebastian / 2016American Gothic / 2016
Stiofan O'Ceallaigh is a multi-media artist and curator born in Ireland, currently working between the USA and Europe. O'Ceallaigh is also founder of Balaclava.Q - An international Queer Arts Project & Collective (Established 2016) .
Working internationally, exhibiting mainly across Europe and N/S. America O'Ceallaigh's focus is an exploration of the understanding of a queer aesthetic, if indeed, there is one.
A personal journey, and an acknowledgement to the status flux, O'Ceallaighs work seeks to emancipate those who know it, simply by promoting discourse around areas such as HIV, queer art censorship, body politic and internalised shame/stigma>pride, and fundamentally an effort to reduce hate... in all its forms. View all posts by Stiofan O'Ceallaigh
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Really, really interesting work! I especially liked how you cut away parts of the figure to achieve the look of collage. It’s the absence of form that stimulates the imagination of the viewer and encourages him/her to participate in the artwork by filling in the empty space. Great job!
Really, really interesting work! I especially liked how you cut away parts of the figure to achieve the look of collage. It’s the absence of form that stimulates the imagination of the viewer and encourages him/her to participate in the artwork by filling in the empty space. Great job!
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