#performance artists

[judedoyle]

I really think the headline explains itself this time

[evidently-endless]

i think we should remind musicians they can absolutely make up little stories for their songs btw. it doesn’t have to be about them at all. you can invent a guy and put him in situations to music. time honoured tradition in fact.

[smittyw]

had a category 5 lesbian moment looping midwest princess for the past couple hours so i drew some stills from this vid

[genderqueerdykes]

"drag kings are boring, they just look like normal guys." this is not true for all drag kings, but it is only boring to you because you have failed to realize that manhood and masculinity also require constant over-performance around the clock, especially with strangers you don't even plan on getting to know.

these things look "normal and dull" to certain folks because they haven't had to live through what it's like to have to literally perform manhood for every single person you meet, because it's expected of you to be stoic, strong, and "manly," and a lot of that is reflected in clothing and personal grooming as well. our society has such a rigid view of manhood that there is basically no wiggle room for personal expression in interests and activities that are not traditionally "manly". men are told they are not men if they do not uphold these traits.

this is a performance.

gender is a performance no matter what you identify as. men and mascs have to over-perform manhood as well, just as women have to, trans or cis.

[mooniemilkieway]

is there a specific genre for this and if so it’s my favorite

[biglisbonnews]

Studio Visit: Multi-Disciplinary Artist Chella Man Paintings, interactive art and more that explore disability, gender, race and sexuality in Industry City Fluidity informs almost everything about Chella Man: his painting, performance and sculptural works and his identity as a deaf, trans-masculine, Jewish and Chinese artist. An actor, activist and model and former contributor to them and designer for Opening Ceremony, Man is a multi-hyphenate whose ever-growing list of titles further supports … https://coolhunting.com/culture/studio-visit-multi-disciplinary-artist-chella-man/

[autizmotbh]

skinny guys are outdated

get yourself a fat fuck

AND I STAND BY THAT

and angel dust and carmilla redesign because i can

[nikoco11]

swooshy

jammin

[lavieopulent]

New Orleans Drag Queens on Bourbon St,

1975

[caemidraws]

The cat stared / «You are the wolf, indeed. But is he the snake?» «Am I wrong, then?» howled the wolf / «Am I wrong?»

The snake did not reply / The snake wasn't there «Am I wrong?» howled the wolf / «Wrong, again?»

[nolvini]

i am not immune to silly pirate adventures

[ornithorynquerouge]

The Artist Riley Reid

[neonthejawbreaker]

Lady Gaga as Joe Calderone (2011)

Shot by SHOWstudio

[armourofayda]

it really makes me so emotional that fig went to record a song to find herself again, because she realised she lost herself because she stopped making art, and she wrote dawn of justice, a song so amazing that its performance literally gave fig a domain. she literally got ownership of ankarna's old domain so that no one else could fuck with it. she thinks she isn't an artist, that she shouldn't be a bard, but she is, her art changes the world, her art gives her power

[genderqueerdykes]

anyone of any identity can do drag as any type of performer they want. you don't have to be a man to be a drag queen, or a woman to be a drag king. you can do whatever you want, drag is an art form about expression, freedom, satire, creativity, joy, fun, and provoking thought. do what makes your little heart sing

[111papilio]

i guess you could say it’s “hard to explain”