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Shelley’s Art Scandal – THAT painting by Balthus…
Well… It’s been a while, hasn’t it… since I last wrote about scandalous art, so I thought I would make my come back with a big bang and investigate one of the most notorious and provocative paintings. We are now in an age, where we, thankfully, are becoming increasingly aware of consent, trying to stamp out acts against minors and ensuring adequate processes are in place to protect those who are not of an age to make decisions for themselves with clarity. This said, the processes are not infallible, and this doesn’t protect against cultural differences or just things that happen behind closed doors which go unreported. Obviously, in the…
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Shelley’s Art Musings – L’atelier mystérieux d’Anselm Kiefer à Barjac
J’ai récemment écrit à propos d’Anselm Kiefer, mais si vous n’avez pas lu l’article, vous pouvez le trouver ici. Je parle de l’intérêt de l’artiste, de son travail et de son parcours. L’œuvre de Kiefer a gagné en popularité depuis une exposition à l’Académie Royale en 2014, où il a également reçu le titre d’académicien honoraire, mais les gens s’interrogent souvent sur le sens de son art. On n’est pas particulièrement aidé par l’artiste lui-même, car il pense que l’art peut être difficile pour le public et le créateur, ne menant pas toujours à une signification concluante, et que nous devriez trouver quelque chose de différent en lui chaque fois…
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Shelley’s Art Musings – Anselm Kiefer’s mysteriöses Studio in Barjac
Ich habe kürzlich über Anselm Kiefer geschrieben, den Du hier finden kannst, wenn du den Artikel noch nicht gelesen hast. Ich spreche darüber, wie interessant der Künstler ist, sowie über sein Werk und seinen Hintergrund. Kiefers Werk hat seit einer Ausstellung in der Royal Academy im Jahr 2014, wo er auch einen Ehrenakademikertitel erhalten hat, an Popularität gewonnen, aber seine Kunst kann nicht selten dazu führen, dass sich die Menschen über die Bedeutung seiner Werke den Kopf kratzen. Dabei hilft der Künstler selbst nicht besonders, da er der Meinung ist, dass Kunst für das Publikum und den Schöpfer gleichermaßen schwierig sein kann, nicht immer zu einer schlüssigen Bedeutung führt und…
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Shelley’s Art Musings – Anselm Kiefer’s Mysterious Studio in Barjac
I recently wrote about Anselm Kiefer, which if you didn’t catch the article you can find it here. I talk about how very interesting the artist is, and about his work and background. Kiefer’s work has risen in popularity since an exhibition at the Royal Academy on 2014, where he has also received an honorary academician, but his art can quite often leave people scratching their heads as to the meaning. This isn’t particularly helped by the artist himself, as he feels art can be difficult for the audience and the creator alike, not always leading to a conclusive meaning, and that you should find something different in it each…
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Shelley’s Art Scandal: Banksy has been Monkeying Around
“Devolved Parliament” 2009 Banksy I don’t think that it has escaped anyone’s attention that currently British politics is in a state of complete and utter mayhem. I can honestly say, being English I have never been so dismayed at those who are leading our country or watched a completely shambolic display from those who are supposed to be the voice of the people and acting on their behalf, disregard the best for their country, over their own agenda. With this in mind, it is a completely topical sale that has thrown Banksy’s seemingly prophetic painting “Devolved Parliament” into the limelight. There have been varying reactions to this sale, which…
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Shelley’s Art Musing – Spotlight on Anselm Kiefer
There are some people out there who feel that art has a healing quality, whether it be for the artist or the audience, this can be through a series of techniques working from art therapy to the exploration of taboo subjects. Anselm Kiefer definitely works to the latter. His art uses a series of combined themes and images which explore some very tragic historical events. Born in 1945 Kiefer was bought up in the devastation that World War II left his birth place of Donaueschingen. The city had been heavily bombed and this would have had an impact to his very early formative years as well as how those around…
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