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Tag Archives: Art and Death
“Moment” by Honorata Martin
Polish artist tries to recreate the experience of death
Honorata Martin thinks outside the box. She also thinks outside the body. She is a painter, performer and visual artist on a quest to record what the experience of death feels like. The picture above is titled, “Moment,” and is … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art and Death, Honorata Martin, Moment, Polish artist, Polityka Passport, Soulful Expressions
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Our Weekly Tip: Create An Altar or Meditation Space to Keep Memories Alive
A physical place to remember creates context for groundlessness
Our Tip of the Week: The experience of bereavement (literally, to be torn apart) often comes with a sense of groundlessness — like the rug has been pulled out from under your feet, throwing you into a free-fall where your … 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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No Body There: The Empty Bed And The HIV/AIDS Crisis
Felix Gonzalez-Torres' billboard installation "Untitled" speaks to love and loss
Between February 20th and March 18th of 1991, 24 billboards throughout Manhattan showcased the monochrome image of an unmade double bed with rumpled sheets and depressions of a head in the center of each of the two pillows. No explanation accompanied the image; … Continue reading
Memento Mori: Remembering Your Own Death
Artworks that remind us to live life to the fullest
Memento mori is a Latin phrase that literally means, “remember to die.” As an art form, it has encompassed but is not exclusive to memorial art, and serves to this day as a reminder to live life fully and mindfully. … Continue reading
Picasso’s Blues: Portraits of Loss
Picasso's Blue Period helps us cultivate compassion in difficult times
Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist known widely for sparking the Cubist movement, had a long and prolific career that art historians have divided into distinct time-based categories, or “Periods.” With the suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemas in 1901, Picasso’s … Continue reading
