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Juggling Act I (detail) by Diane Campos
12.7.19: Black Clown, Except it's not a Clown
work by Diane Campos
work by Diane Campos
Black Clown, Except it’s not a Clown is a body of work that is inspired by Langston Hughes’s The Black Clown poem, the dichotomies between performance and reality, depictions of different clown archetypes, and the tarot card’s the fool. In this series, ideas of how the clown archetype can be embodied as a metaphorical representation for black expression is explored. Working with the notion of clowns being allowed governance to traverse their own polar-emotions, my work investigates the role of the Black Clown as a manifestation of the reclamation of one’s own identity, rather than being portrayed as a negative stereotype as seen in Hughe’s poem, and in many other media portrayals.
Bio: Diane Campos is a 4th year undergraduate student double majoring in Studio Art and Mexican American Studies with a minor in African and African Diaspora Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Being queer and Afro-Mexican, they work with painting, print-making, transmedia, and mixed media to emphasize different black identities that exist throughout the diaspora. As they explore different black identities within the art context, they challenge the historical canon of black visibility within Latinx spaces. They also conduct research on Afro-Latinx identities using their own and others’ works of art as a basis for understanding.
Website: dianec.work
Insta: @sir.dica
Opening: Saturday, December 7th, 7-10pm with music from La Rainha da Paz.
Bio: Diane Campos is a 4th year undergraduate student double majoring in Studio Art and Mexican American Studies with a minor in African and African Diaspora Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Being queer and Afro-Mexican, they work with painting, print-making, transmedia, and mixed media to emphasize different black identities that exist throughout the diaspora. As they explore different black identities within the art context, they challenge the historical canon of black visibility within Latinx spaces. They also conduct research on Afro-Latinx identities using their own and others’ works of art as a basis for understanding.
Website: dianec.work
Insta: @sir.dica
Opening: Saturday, December 7th, 7-10pm with music from La Rainha da Paz.
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