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Shelley’s Art Scandal – Tulips that weigh heavy for Paris
You may be familiar with the artist Jeff Koons, the artist who created “Balloon Dog” amongst many other colourful works. While his works look light and airy, they are actually made of stainless steel, which has been polished and painted. Koons set to fame in the 1980 with his first solo exhibit, and since then has had pieces shown around the world, including in front of the Rockefeller Centre and in the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. He has also received as pattering of awards and has notoriety in the industrial art field. So, when back in 2016, he offered the“Bouquet of Tulips” as a monument to the biggest terrorist attack to…
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Prerrafaelitas ¿ñoñería o rebeldía?
El movimiento prerrafaelita es a la pintura lo que la narrativa gótica a la literatura. No coinciden plenamente en el tiempo pero sí en el espíritu, no en vano estos artistas del siglo XIX comparten los ideales del Romanticismo respecto a la sinceridad del arte y la utilización de la naturaleza para expresar ideas. Cualquiera que, siendo adolescente, haya observado Ofelia de Millais, se habrá visto transportado al ambiente romántico que el cuadro desprende y que recuerda a los bosques de Frankenstein de Mary Shelley. La doncella que flota ahogada en el río es un ejemplo perfecto del ideal prerrafaelita: joven, pálida, pura y bella, nos recuerda a la Kirsten…
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