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Queer, 1992 (oil on canvas)

Queer, 1992 (oil on canvas)
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Image number
MAN5901960
Image title
Queer, 1992 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Jarman, Derek (1942-94) / English
Location
Manchester Art Gallery, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1992 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
251.5x179 cms
Image description

Blood red canvas with a heart half-painted, half-scratched into red ground. The word "QUEER" is scrawled across the heart in a thick impasto style, flecks and smudges of baby blue and white paint are visible across the graffitied text as the undercoat is exposed by the scratched marks. Derek Jarman was diagnosed as HIV+ in 1986, causing expressions of sexuality and political protest to occupy much of his expressive output. This particular work marks his own defiance in the face of social stereotyping and increasing hysteria generated by the tabloid press surrounding the AIDS crisis. It could be seen as an ironic gesture playing on the violence and unfamiliarity wrongly dealt to homosexual individuals during this period.

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© Manchester Art Gallery / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
epidemic / illness / feeling / activism / queer / gay / homosexual / sexuality / identity / love / heart / graffiti / sgraffito / emotion / emotions / scratched / red / bright / bold / colour field / colourful / lgbt / queer history / social history / 1990s / 90s / nineties / equality / equal rights / gestural / hiv / aids / aids crisis / health / politics / political / protest / text / street art / violent / violence / pride / gay pride / Culture / epidemic / inequality / Painting / Mzpainting

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