Shambles
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 Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:14 pm Post subject: Need help finding an artist to study! |
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Does anyone know of any artists that depict physical illness/disease? Are there any you recommend? Because I want my A Level project to be about cancer and need to find artists that explore similar themes.
Thank-you in advance 
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Zinia
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Does it have to be a contemporary artist?
Frida Kahlo had some disease in her art...although I think her ailments were mostly from an accident she had as a girl. Broken Column and Henry Ford Hospital (about her miscarriage due to her accident). There are more but I don't remember their names. |
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Shambles
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Zinia wrote: | Does it have to be a contemporary artist?
Frida Kahlo had some disease in her art...although I think her ailments were mostly from an accident she had as a girl. Broken Column and Henry Ford Hospital (about her miscarriage due to her accident). There are more but I don't remember their names. |
Thanks . No, it doesn't have to be contemporary - I'll have a look at Frida Kahlo's work and see what I think.
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Mummy_of_Peanut
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You might find this guy of interest.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2002/sep/26/art.artsfeatures
He was in a show called 'Faking It', years ago, a bit like 'Hidden Talent', which was on recently. He had to fake it as a modern artist and had about a month to prepare. I remember his paintings were based on his own illness, as a child. Apparently he's an actual artist now.
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