Shadows Under the Big Top
John S. Hockensmith’s Shadows Under the Big Top is a collection of artistic compositions from Circus Flora, a one-ring sawdust circus located in Saint Louis. Hockensmith’s color canvases acknowledge subconscious states of the imagination, viewed through the artist’s peripheral vision. This black and white portfolio contrasts the literal compositions that often accompany circus performers, while employing imaginative perspectives and rich concepts of the sublime.
