Selected Works

Selected Works

Cynthia Maughan
1973-1978, 27:02 min, color and b&w, sound
Scar/Scarf
Cynthia Maughan
1973-1974, 2:51 min, b&w, sound

Frozen & Buried Alive
Cynthia Maughan
1974-1975, 1:30 min, b&w, sound

Coffin from Toothpicks
Cynthia Maughan
1975, 1:54 min, b&w, sound

Razor Necklace
Cynthia Maughan
1975, 48 sec, b&w, sound

Pig Mask
Cynthia Maughan
1976, 0:56 min, b&w, sound

Poodle
Cynthia Maughan
1976, 2:11 min, b&w, sound

Trailer Life
Cynthia Maughan
1977, 1:22 min, b&w, sound

Marzipan Pigs
Cynthia Maughan
1977, 2:29 min, b&w, sound

Prisoner of Chastity
Cynthia Maughan
1977, 0:40 min, b&w, sound

Zebra Skin Clutch
Cynthia Maughan
1977-1978, 2:03 min, b&w, sound

I Tell Three Cats About Jail
Cynthia Maughan
1977-1978, 1:39 min, b&w, sound

Tamale Pie
Cynthia Maughan
1978, 1:56 min, color, sound

Sex Symbol
Cynthia Maughan
1978, 31 sec, color, sound

Calcium Pills
Cynthia Maughan
1978, 56 sec, color, sound

Description

This selection of short video works by Maughan includes sketches colored by her satirical wit and eclectic persona. In works such as Scar/Scarf, where she desperately tries to cover a scar with style, and The Way Underpants Really Are (1975), an unsexy reveal of her tattered, oversized underpants, Maughan explores the fear and shame that comes from failing to live up to the standards of a society obsessed with flawless beauty. Eerie works like Coffin From Toothpicks and Frozen & Buried Alive (1974-75) allude to a dark fascination with mortality, yet sustain humor via the absurdity of her characters' stories.

Exhibition & Distribution Conditions

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