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Shelley’s Art Musings – Le mensonge de Cupidon – Damien Hirst
Cupid's Lie (le mensonge de Cupid) est une sculpture en or du dieu du désir et de l'affection. Une tête disproportionnée par rapport au squelette de l'enfant, des ailes fossilisées et ses mains en position de préhension. Le crâne est presque souriant dans sa dernière demeure.
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Shelley’s Art Musings – Amors Lüge – Damien Hirst
Cupid's Lie ist eine goldene Skulptur des Gottes der Begierde und der Zuneigung. Ein im Verhältnis zum Kinderskelett unproportionierter Kopf, versteinerte Flügel und die Hände in ergriffener Haltung. Der Schädel liegt fast lächelnd in seiner letzten Ruhestätte.
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Shelley’s Art Musings – Cupid’s Lie – Damien Hirst
Cupid’s Lie is a gold sculpture of the god of desire and affection. A disproportionate head to the child skeleton, fossilised wings and its hands in a gripped position. The skull is almost smiling in its final resting place.
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Oh, If I Were a Symbolist
Symbolism: What is it when it’s at home? What was the point that the artists were trying to achieve? And how should it be interpreted? Let’s start with the what. This was a technique brought into vogue by the young painters of the late 19th Century, stemming from French literature (and later, Russian and Belgian); this is where many of the Symbolists gathered inspiration from. The aim was to portray the idea of a subject, to give the suggestion of the true meaning only; poetry in art. They accomplished this by using line, colour, and composition (other elements include tone, texture, space, and shape) in their work, and adapted the…
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