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of them two male artists who make pictures out of body fluids? ie blood, puss ect ect

2007-02-03 18:00:08 · 4 answers · asked by samatha s 1 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Other - Visual Arts

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Body fluids in art
A relatively new trend in contemporary art is to use body fluids in art, though there have been rarer uses of blood (and perhaps feces) for quite some time, and Marcel Duchamp used semen decades ago. Examples include:

The controversial Piss Christ (1987), by Andres Serrano, which is a photograph of a crucifix submerged in urine;
Self (1991, recast 1996) by Marc Quinn, a frozen cast of the artist's head made entirely of his own blood;
Piss Flowers, by Helen Chadwick (1991-92), are twelve white-enamelled bronzes cast from cavities made by urinating in snow (though this might not be characertised as the use of bodily fluids in art, just their use in preparation);
performances by Lennie Lee involving feces, blood, vomit from 1990
many paintings by Chris Ofili, which make use of elephant dung (from 1992).
Gilbert and George's The Naked **** Pictures (1995)
Hermann Nitsch and Das Orgien Mysterien Theatre use urine, feces, blood and more in their ritual performances.
Franko B from 1990 blood letting performances.

2007-02-03 18:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by goncae 2 · 0 0

There are more than two artists who use bodily products to create art. This form of art makes a splash (pun intended) on the scene about every 20 to 30 years. But the genuine risk to bacteria, viruses, and parasites is enough for most artists to express themselves with other media. The names of those in the past who did this escapes me.

2007-02-03 18:11:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jeanne B 1 · 0 0

I think you're talking about the artists Gilbert and George. They have an exhibition starting at the Tate Modern on the 15th of February.

2007-02-06 03:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by RogueFour 2 · 0 0

Gross.. No idea... Just had to say something.. That ain't right...

2007-02-03 18:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by nessa_gal 3 · 0 0

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