‘Clowning’
Most of us have seen clowns at a circus and have instantly identified the happy and sad clowns, before any dialog has taken place.
There appears to be a universal recognition of emotion and the simplified depiction of the opposing emotions through the clowns painted faces. However in contrast, real human emotions as we all experience them, seem far more fleeting and complex than this.
The four clowns depicted here will hopefully get the viewer to question how close happiness really is to sadness, likewise love to hate, and even whether one emotion can be felt or understood in such isolation.
Do we possibly all sometimes ‘clown’ by putting on a false face to hide how we really feel?
Photo Tip: All four images were captured in the studio using exactly the same lighting set up. Two of the the images have been reversed to balance the opposing emotions. The model was selected according her looks and ability some are professional some are not, but is unlikely that you will be able to tell which is which. The same very skilled makeup artist was used for all four clowns you can view her other work at here ... Simply Divine