Creating Sequential Imagery : Initial Research

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Jürgen klauke

Physiognomien
Jürgen Klauke(1974-75)

Jurgen Klauke is a German artist who utilizes his body/face (sometimes specific facial features) to create images that can show the symbolism of  the human mind and the state in which it is in. And by also experimenting with minimalism and surrealism within his photography, he can express states of being delirious, in insanity, in boredom, sorrowful all while creating a scene to be shocked in awe. 

Gallery Label tells from its XL: 19 New Acquisitions in Photography: 'Klauke’s performance-based works Physiognomien (Physiognomies) consist of a sequence of close-ups depicting the artist acting out fictional characters in front of the camera, making nuanced changes in facial expression and pose. Disguised with makeup, Klauke unwraps conventional gender and sex roles to reveal a sense of discovery of his own identity through otherness. The sequence of portraits functions as an ambiguous document that is simultaneously authentic and theatrical, probing culturally constructed parameters of identity.'

With this in mind, I am hoping to create the same effect within my work in photography however instead of interpreting different sex roles to give oneself a path to finding his own through otherness, I wish to create one interpreting the weight of what everyday can create through the facial features I would present. I hope that within my photography in this, I would create this strength in symbolism and this strength in effect the same as Klauke showcases in his work.

REFERENCES

MoMA (2020) Jurgen Klauke German, born 1943 [Online] Available from :

http://https://www.moma.org/artists/18996 (Accessed 08/10/2022)

MoMA (2020) Jurgen Klauke Physiognomien 1974-75 [Online] Available from :

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/165156 (Accessed 08/10/2022)