Controversial art
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Controversial artworks are created either purposely, made to court controversy or unintentionally, provoking the audience, all thanks to their perceived blasphemy, offensiveness, lewd language, or obscene depiction. It is evident throughout the entire history of art.
Controversial artworks cut across the whole media gamut, as they can be seen in early paintings, architectural designs, and even engravings. You will find controversial performance art, installation art, sculptures, and photography, as well as conceptual and avant-garde art.
Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment (circa 1536-1541) and Gustave Courbet’s Origin of the World (1866) are perhaps the most notable controversial art pieces.
Is there a better reflection of a culture than the creatives living in it? From painters to photographers to poets, the voice of our moment is often told most aptly and timelessly through what they create. The same goes for Erin M. Riley. She has taken a look at both her own and the collective […]
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Michael Jackson and Bubbles is a larger-than-life-sized gilded porcelain rendering of the late king of pop, Michael Jackson, and his chimpanzee pet, Bubbles. It’s based on a press photo of the two, and it is nearly indistinguishable from that image. Just like in the vacuum cleaner series, Jeff Koons reimagines the pop star as a
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12 min 59 sec Transcript Kacey Wong Well, some background about the real cultural Bureau a few years ago with the Hong Kong government. You could kind of go back to after 1997 when the Mainland Chinese government take over Hong Kong. They didn’t know what to do. So they did not do anything. They
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This ring by Tokyo-based artist Issei Watanabe (渡 邉 一 生) contains a little bit of Crystal Meth, a dangerous drug, widespread not only in the US but throughout all regions and social groups. Watanabe exhibited this challenging artwork in 2010 while being a student in Pratt’s MFA program. Issei’s Statement For my thesis exhibition
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Shepard Fairey is a street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, founder of OBEY Clothing, and activist. He first burst into the street art scene with Andre the Giant Has a Posse sticker campaign while still at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is well-known for his famous Obama Hope poster that became a viral image
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