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Shelley’s Scandal of the Month – Spotlight on Damien Hirst.
Some artists are notoriously controversial in whatever they do, be it their artwork itself, or the way they interact with the public. Damien Hirst appears to have both of these areas covered, and this is his selling point. Before I saw an exhibition of Hirst’s work, I am happy to admit that I wasn’t a fan, as I felt that his work was quite crass and showy. My opinion changed on actually seeing the work. There is something about walking between a cow that has been cut in half, with a calf in its gestation period. It speaks on another level about the fragility of life. There is also something…
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J.M.W. Turner
oseph Mallord William Turner wurde in London in Covent Garden in der Maiden Lane 21 geboren, und zwar Ende April oder Anfang Mai 1775.
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J.M.W. Turner
Exposition: Prix Turner Date: 25 Septembre 2018-6 Janvier 2019 Lieu : Tate Britain, UK Joseph Mallord William Turner naquit au 21 Maiden Lane, à Covent Garden à Londres, fin avril ou début mai 1775. L’artiste lui-même aimait à penser qu’il était né le 23 avril, qui est à la fois un jour de fête nationale, la Saint-Georges et l’anniversaire de William Shakespeare, mais aucune preuve n’a été fournie à ce jour. Son père, William, était perruquier et barbier. Nous connaissons peu de choses au sujet de sa mère, Mary (née Marshall), à part le fait qu’elle souffrait de troubles psychiques, un état aggravé par la maladie de la jeune soeur de Turner qui mourut…
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J.M.W. Turner
Exhibition: Turner Prize Date: 25 September 2018 – 6 January 2019 Venue: Tate Britain, UK Joseph Mallord William Turner was born at 21 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London, sometime in late April or early May 1775. (The artist himself liked to claim that he was born on 23, April which is both the English national holiday, St George’s Day, and William Shakespeare’s birthday, although no verification of that claim has ever been found.) His father, William, was a wigmaker and barber. We know little about Turner’s mother, Mary (née Marshall), other than that she was mentally unbalanced, and that her instability was exacerbated by the fatal illness of Turner’s younger…
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The 2016 Turner Prize and the Monotony of Controversy
It’s Turner Prize time again, and the four finalists for 2016 have been named: Michael Dean, Anthea Hamilton, Helen Marten, and Josephine Pryde. Anthea Hamilton’s “butt wall” has been dubbed quite controversial, and looking through the prize’s history, so many articles have been written about the weirdest, most outrageous, or most controversial art pieces of the Turner Prize history. The point always boils down to: “Is that really art?” And it’s not an illegitimate question or topic to bring up; it’s an important source of discussion, but in the grand scheme of art… screw it. It doesn’t matter. But let’s take a look at why we shouldn’t get hung up…
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The Naked Truth
Art exhibits our fascinations and preoccupations- what we think about, are intrigued by, and want to look at. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, the human body has been a constant subject in art. We might all have one, but that doesn’t stop us from being interested in everyone else’s. But just because it’s natural doesn’t mean there aren’t rules. Society decided (or was it Adam and Eve?) that it just wasn’t on to go around showing off everything that God gave us. And so the fig leaves were slapped on the sculptures, Venus’ flowing locks doubled as a convenient pair of knickers and photographers learnt the art of strategic…
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