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Tag Archives: Art About Death
Death in Hospice, as Told through the Eyes of a Poet and an Artist
Artist Nari Ward reflects on Carol Muske-Dukes' death poetry
It’s not often that we get to see two artists collaborate on a single subject, especially artists that come from entirely different disciplines. Carol Muske-Dukes is the former poet-laureate of California, whose work touches on women’s experiences and the value of … Continue reading
Death, Venom and Angelo Filomeno
An Italian artist embroiders and sculpts gorgeous depictions of death
Artist Angelo Filomeno learned about the harsh reality of death earlier than most. When he was just a child, he lost both of his parents quite suddenly. Beginning life as an orphan formed the backbone of Filomeno’s work in the modern … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Angelo Filomeno, Art About Death, Art and Death, Cold, death embroidery, Death Sculpture, Italian artist, Milan, Venom
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Literal and Figurative Wounds in Frida Kahlo’s “La Venadita”
The painting is one of the artist's clearest interpretations on death and suffering
Choosing just one Frida Kahlo work about death isn’t an easy task. The artist flirted with death in nearly every painting she released, owing to her numerous near-death experiences. One of my favorite Kahlo paintings is also one of her … Continue reading
“Natura Morta”: The Photography of Maria Ionova-Gribina
Lovingly posed dead animals reflect an artist’s childhood memories
As was the case for so many of us, Russian photographer Maria Ionova-Gribina’s first encounters with death were accidental — chance meetings with dead animals as she played with her brother in the woods near her childhood home. Fueled by … Continue reading
The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic
The grandmother of performance art throws her own funeral
One can’t talk about avant-garde art without mentioning Marina Abramovic. The Serbian artist carved a name for herself in the art world through her cathartic, sometimes disturbing performances. Her goal is to create art that makes us slightly uncomfortable, and … Continue reading
Portraits of Grief and Loss
The work of Käthe Kollowitz
Grief and loss are a universal part of the human experience. Each of us at some time in our lives has or will experience a loss so profound that it shakes us to our core and forever changes how we … Continue reading
