“I paint flesh because I’m human. Flesh is just the most beautiful thing to paint.” Jenny Saville’s voluptuous, rippling folds of flesh explore the living, breathing human experience. On one hand she is a painter’s painter, who relishes in the messy, smeary liquidity of oil paint, but she also draws parallels between the sensuality of painting and...
I loved this show + apparently it's coming back, can't wait.
These sculptures pay tribute to Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal, a book of poetry exploring themes of decadence and eroticism. On close inspection their fine petals have a flesh-like appearance, with anthropomorphic scars and sores pitting the skin. They are reflections on the depraved state of modern, media-saturated culture and the spectre of genetic manipulation.
Newberry throws his support behind fan efforts to bring the show back.
Stuart Jeffries: The superb In the Flesh is a timely allegory of racism, intolerance – and zombies
Few people have ever seen the cave in the flesh
Horacio Quiroz's paintings are inspired by his observations of himself and the people around him. These observations form a
Horacio Quiroz's paintings are inspired by his observations of himself and the people around him. These observations form a
For last month’s readers’ art assignment Cynthia Corbett invited you to share your art on the theme of women. Here are some of her favourites, with captions by the artists themselves
Trust us, they're the dog's bollocks.
The contrasting visions of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud take centre stage in this thrilling survey spanning 100 years of the human figure in British art
The contrasting visions of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud take centre stage in this thrilling survey spanning 100 years of the human figure in British art
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Meet 'Le Boeuf', the painting of a slab of beef that's expected to command eight figures at auction at Christie's.
Hullo, I'm Jana, an illustrator from Germany. Nowadays this is a semi personal blog. You can contact me via [email protected]
It all happened so quickly. First, animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then governments initiated the Transition. Now, 'special meat' - human meat - is legal. Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a gift to seal a deal: a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her in his barn, tied up, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved.; 224 pages; Published: 05/11/2020
in the moroccan sahara desert, swiss artist andrea hasler has planted a surrealistic, flesh-like sculpture amongst the golden sand dunes of erg chebbi.
In the Palm Sunday story discover why Jesus' triumphal entry was not what it appeared, but was more earth-shaking than could have been imagined.
►Mythology: “Psychopomps, Border Crossers and Guiders of Souls”🌟: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ⇒♦ Introduction. Definition of Psy…
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