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Painted smile cracks wide,
Eyes burn through patterned silence—
Child or specter waits.
A surreal figure, childlike yet menacing, stares out with a fixed grin and crimson eyes. Its painted clown face and dreadlocked headdress sit at odds with the innocent plaid shirt, against a tribal-patterned mural. It feels like a living relic from a dream or ritual.
Artistic Statement: This work merges urban folklore with surreal horror, echoing both voodoo aesthetics and clown archetypes. The contrast of the playful and the grotesque creates discomfort. With doll-like precision and cultural patterning, it evokes ambiguity—both nostalgic and nightmarish.
Influencing Artists: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus, James Ensor, Kehinde Wiley
#Tags:
#Surrealism #DollAesthetic #UrbanFolk #AfroGothic #ChildhoodHorror
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