Tag Archives: Death and Dying Art

The Breast Cancer Awareness Body Painting Project

Michael Colanero’s digital art helps breast cancer survivors heal
Posted on February 14, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Since 2009, digital artist and photographer Michael Colanero has been working with breast cancer survivors on a project that transforms their physical and emotional scars through body art. With the help of body painters Keegan Hitchcock and Georgette Pressler, Colanero converts his digital designs … Continue reading →

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The Tombs of the Basilica di Santa Croce

The world's largest Franciscan church is also a mausoleum
Posted on November 15, 2015 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross), also known as the Temple of the Italian Glories, is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy and the largest Franciscan church in the world. Construction of the church began in … Continue reading →

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Frida Kahlo: In Conversation with Death

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's relationship with death and dying in her work and personal life
Posted on October 18, 2015 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was an artist whose work spoke to the emotional and intellectual identity of its subject matter – no easy feat for a woman who was, first and foremost, a self-portrait artist. She created portraits of the human … Continue reading →

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