“In her early years as an artist, Jenny Holzer began working with text as a tool to manipulate the language of pop culture while producing political commentary. Her work usually consisted of aggressive statements meant to propel the passive viewer into an act of questioning. Her “Inflammatory Essays”, a series of 15 (more?) posters the artist produced between 1979 and 1982, were pasted on walls throughout heavily populated areas of New York City. The anonymous statements were influenced by major political figures such as Emma Goldman, Mao Tse-Tung, and Vladimir Lenin and, although they show eye-catching colors, they shared quite provocative thoughts. In a statement provided by the Holzer studio, the Inflammatory Essays are described as “a…
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“I tried to paint on canvas : fists were paintbrushes & blood was oil.”
Beautiful performance art that will intrigue you and make you wince. “I tried to paint on canvas : fists were paintbrushes & blood was oil.” “This piece is actually my first performance. My aim was to use my body as it really is : a material. So I fused a canva and a piece of waterproof fabric wherein I cut up a circle. In that way, all I had to do was to hit the canvas with my fists, as hard as possible to paint the circle with my blood. I choose the geometrical form of the circle because in this work, I wanted to show what Man is able to…
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Hand Sewn portraits by David Catá
Does love have to hurt. David Catá does not pose the question rhetorically. In his ongoing series A Flor De Piel, the Spanish artist answers it through the most direct material possible, his own body. Rather than using canvas, paper, or fabric alone, Catá turns his skin into a site of memory, vulnerability, and record.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 2 – TIME
The makers of the famously disturbing surreal video” Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared” have come out with a new video, “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 2- TIME” The video explains the subject of time wrapped up in what it seems like a child like performance. Even though this time around you have an idea what will end up happening, it’s still great seeing the video spiral somewhere uncomfortable.
