Posts Tagged ‘satirical art’
Vanity of the Bonfires
Vanity of the Bonfires Romola George Eliot’s ‘Romola,’ set in Florence in the 1490s, but written in England in 1862, presents a society where public discourse, people’s everyday lives – their social lives in particular – and street politics were strikingly similar to our own. The public mood was volatile. The Medicis had been expelled…
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2 Plus 2 Equals 5 Exploring Censorship in Art, 19202-20202 2 Plus 2 Equals 5 is the title of an exhibition at Not for Sale Gallery in Hackney Wick. The title is a reference to George Orwell’s use of the concept in 1984. ‘The Party’ adopts it as a fundamental tenet of belief to accustomise…
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Vice and Virtue: the artists Vice and Virtue is a mixed media exhibition by six artists who respond in substantially different ways to the rising religiosity of contemporary social justice movements. Much of the work was made specifically for the exhibition which continues until July 26th at Ruup & Form. This posts introduces the artists…
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Everygender, the Jugs Everygender’s Vision, (top right) The Avenging Vessel, (bottom left) both jugs 43×32 (incl handle,) x 27 cm Photo: Sylvain Deleu Everygender, comprised of four jugs, tells a pictorial story of my expulsion from Ceramic Art London in 2022 based on the Medieval Morality Play, ‘Everyman.’ Everyman, (1530) ‘Everyman’ is thought to have…
Read MoreContinental Brexit
Continental Brexit, 2018 Continental Brexit, 2018 Private Collection 30h x 27w cm Materials Handbuilt pot, decorated in coloured slips both inside and out. Fired, smashed, and rebuilt with gaps so the internal imagery is visible. Clear glazed, with bright pink aluminium leaf edging the gaps to frame the internal imagery. How it began Every so…
Read MorePimp State
Pimp State, 2021 Introduction Pimp State is both a bowl and poster. It is a dystopian feminist satire on what I imagine the State would look like under the ‘full decrim’ regime. ‘Full Decriminalisation’ refers to a proposed model of legal reform that seeks to decriminalise men who pay for sex along with all third…
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Vice and Virtue Introduction Vice and Virtue is the first exhibition I have curated. I am grateful to Ruup & Form for hosting and supporting this new departure which runs from June 20th – July 26th, 2024. The six artists I selected have responded to my proposal that contemporary social justice movements are becoming increasingly…
Read MoreMrs Magnitude’s Emporium
Mrs Magnitude’s Emporium Introducing the Artist, Kay Leseeleur Ara I got back yesterday from two wonderful days in Jersey viewing @kay_leseelleur exhibition at @arthousejersey This is Kay’s first ever solo exhibition – she’s 82 so it’s been a long time coming – and she has not only taken the island by storm, she’s put Jersey…
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