I think it is rather unfortunate that he has been labeled a "shock artist".
The whole "Piss Christ" controversy is so sad. Although it is kind of the artists responsibility to explain what their work means. He was showing america how we regularly devalue the things that we claim to be so sacred to us. Not just trying to shock us. At first glace that picture looks so beautiful. Then you learn what it is. Haha!
My Art history teacher said that those morgue photos are a completely different experience in person. You seen em anywhere? I wonder how he cut through all the red tape to be able to photograph in that morgue. He must have had to go through hell to get to do that. The morgue Photos are my favorite out of all of his photos though.
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I think it is rather unfortunate that he has been labeled a "shock artist".
The whole "Piss Christ" controversy is so sad. Although it is kind of the artists responsibility to explain what their work means. He was showing america how we regularly devalue the things that we claim to be so sacred to us. Not just trying to shock us. At first glace that picture looks so beautiful. Then you learn what it is. Haha!
My Art history teacher said that those morgue photos are a completely different experience in person. You seen em anywhere? I wonder how he cut through all the red tape to be able to photograph in that morgue. He must have had to go through hell to get to do that. The morgue Photos are my favorite out of all of his photos though.
-Angela
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