MEAT CLOWN rips out of the gap between what we live and what we’re forced to swallow. In post-Roe Texas, our bodies are evidence—watched, dissected, criminalized—while our feelings are policed into silence. We’re told to smile through it, be cute while bleeding, laugh when commanded, choke down our rage. MEAT CLOWN spits in their face. It feeds on disgust, fury, and laughter so sharp it cuts. The grin stretches too wide, the paint smears into skin, the performance collapses into raw flesh. It doesn’t heal. It doesn’t resolve. It rips the wound wider. MEAT CLOWN is the body refusing control. MEAT CLOWN draws from the visual and conceptual language of horror films..Films like The Substance, Jennifer’s Body, Carrie, and The Brood inform the development of this body of work — particularly in their treatment of the female body as a site of transformation, rupture, and control..These references guide both the tone and aesthetic direction of the project, offering a framework through which to interrogate the construction of femininity, visibility, and violence in contemporary culture.. “Has she started yet? Eating away at you?” — from The Substance
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MEAT CLOWN rips out of the gap between what we live and what we’re forced to swallow. In post-Roe Texas, our bodies are evidence—watched, dissected, criminalized—while our feelings are policed into silence. We’re told to smile through it, be cute while bleeding, laugh when commanded, choke down our rage. MEAT CLOWN spits in their face. It feeds on disgust, fury, and laughter so sharp it cuts. The grin stretches too wide, the paint smears into skin, the performance collapses into raw flesh. It doesn’t heal. It doesn’t resolve. It rips the wound wider. MEAT CLOWN is the body refusing control. MEAT CLOWN draws from the visual and conceptual language of horror films..Films like The Substance, Jennifer’s Body, Carrie, and The Brood inform the development of this body of work — particularly in their treatment of the female body as a site of transformation, rupture, and control..These references guide both the tone and aesthetic direction of the project, offering a framework through which to interrogate the construction of femininity, visibility, and violence in contemporary culture.. “Has she started yet? Eating away at you?” — from The Substance
Instagram: @ashleywhittfineart
TikTok: @ashleywhitt666