Untitled
Charlesworth’s staged photographs take their inspiration from the realm of pop culture. A student of acting, the artist casts himself variously as victim, suspect, and private eye in anxiety-laden scenarios culled from the stock characters of pulp detective stories and film noir. Here, an unseen gunman has Charlesworth up against the wall in a classic "stick up." The arms of the artist-as-everyman flail against the garish blood-red backdrop to produce an image of near-comical fear.
Artwork Details
- Title: Untitled
- Artist: Bruce Charlesworth (American, born 1950)
- Date: ca. 1984
- Medium: Silver dye bleach print
- Dimensions: Image: 8 × 8 in. (20.3 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 8 in. (20.3 × 20.3 cm) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Purchase, Charina Foundation Inc. Gift, 1984
- Object Number: 1984.1082
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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