This is Claire. She is the female alter-ego of Grayson Perry. To me, it is very doll - like. It has a great performance to his work as well as his ceramic vases he creates.
I think in my work I will add a performance element to my work. I do like the idea of dressing as dolls and so may take this further. Instead of being a 'Claire' for my alter-ego, I am much more interested in the aspect of play. Play is the main idea for my work and i want the dolls to play with the audience.
I have recently been to an exhibit by Mary Reid Kelley named ' You Make me Iliad' (image above). She created a film with three main characters, but the film looks like an animation. I love the idea of creating this animation lookalike. Is it real? fantasy? Who is it? How is it made? After you watch the film you do realise that it isn't an animation. You notice the face paint. This plays with the audience.
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