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| lifeblood 3 300x300mm oil and charcoal on canvas |
Thursday, 27 September 2012
lifeblood 3
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the idea behind calling the paintings/photos/drawings of cattle"lifeblood" is that the name will hopefully get the thoughtful viewer to look beyond the basic image of a cow... whose blood are we thinking about, the cow's?... how does the cow live in order to give up its blood and become steak? or, does it keep its life, as in Kenya, and give blood and milk in order to provide "lifeblood' for humans to survive too? The relationship between humans and cattle varies so much from society to society... ranging from pure commodity to god, from optional to essential, and all shades inbetween. So every individual connects with an image like this differently, depending on their cultural background, and suddenly it is no longer just 'a picture of a cow'.
9 cows each 200x200x4
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
oil (and sometimes other stuff!) on canvas by sue hoppe
recently sold:
9 cows each 200x200x4
About Me
- Suzi-k
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- I'm about family, art, design, fun, travel, wandering around at sunrise, taking photos....
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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Words by Sandy Carlson which express perfectly how I experience colour in my art.....
Colors that bleed don't, actually,
But might if they were living things.
Rather, they go outside the lines
On purpose or by accident
Creating an effect you may not have hoped for
When you placed them there
Or when you showed up to watch:
Sharp clarity, a gentle blurring, a mess?
It is what it is.
Colors bleed.
But might if they were living things.
Rather, they go outside the lines
On purpose or by accident
Creating an effect you may not have hoped for
When you placed them there
Or when you showed up to watch:
Sharp clarity, a gentle blurring, a mess?
It is what it is.
Colors bleed.