幻影米拉桔:巴黎變裝皇后系列 MIRAGE: Drag Landscapes - Paris
- 壓克力、油性筆、層板 oil pen on acrylic on cradled board
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60 x 45 x 3.9 cm
(23.62 x 17.72 x 1.54 in)
- 坦尼斯 Tennessee Loveless
This is an artwork about Mirage, a drag queen from Paris. Mirage was born in a small village around Toulouse in Southern France. Growing up for him was a bit difficult due to the very conservative nature of the French countryside. “I was the artist in my village. I was the boy who never went outside. I was always drawing or reading. I was not comfortable with playing with other kids (especially boys) because in Southern France they were all about sports. I was more interested in music, imagination, and creativity.” Mirage says,” and I got heavily bullied because of that”. Through the darkness, Mirage found hope from their talent in the arts and from their mother, who was VERY supportive of fostering that talent. Mirage mentions “I was artistic, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I played piano for three years, and then trained to be a singer before high school. During high school I was in the theatre but I got a bit bored. While I liked the arts, I really loved video games more, and began to concentrate on that and graphic design”
After high school, Mirage moved to Paris, and came out as gay. “I wasn’t able to be queer in my hometown, and when I came to Paris I came out and it was wonderful.” It was here where Mirage was able to express themselves. “Mirage was born at a time when Mika wasn’t enough. I felt in my life that I was stuck, and I needed something new. I was very frustrated not being able to express myself, and that it where Mirage was born.I wanted to take control back in my life, and I did it through art.”
這是一件有關變裝皇后 Mirage 的作品,Mirage出生在法國南部圖盧茲附近的一個小村莊。那是個非常保守的地小鎮,他的成長過程非常艱辛。 「我被稱為是村里裡的藝術家。但是我從不出門喜歡宅在家裡。
我喜歡沉浸在畫畫或閱讀裡。我不喜歡和其他孩子(尤其是男孩)一起玩,因為在法國南部,孩子們的社交活動都是運動。我毫無興趣,但我對音樂、想像力和創造力更感興趣。」Mirage 說,「我因此受到了嚴重的霸凌。」在豪無希望的黑暗中,Mirage 媽媽發掘了他超高的藝術天份,她非常支持培養Mirage這種天份。 Mirage 提到「我是個非常藝術家性格的人,但我不知道我想做什麼,未來是什麼 。我彈了三年鋼琴,然後在高中之前被訓練成為一名演唱者。高中時我在劇院裡表演,但我有點無聊。雖然我喜歡藝術,但我更喜歡電玩,於是開始專注於藝術設計」
高中畢業後,Mirage 搬到巴黎,並自由的出櫃了。「我在家鄉無法成為酷兒(同性戀),當我來到巴黎時,我選擇出櫃了,這真是很棒的感覺。」就在這裡Mirage 能夠充份的展現自我。「Mirage 說 我誕生於 最壞的時代。我覺得我的生活被困住了,我需要一些新的東西來重啟我的生活。透過藝術重新展開了我精采的生活以前沮喪跟困苦,跟困難的日子都不在了。」
- Created: 2017
- Collections: 2021-10 台北藝博 Art Taipei