sorry.
I was thinking of a few works that explore the theme that Kate was talking about on Monday-deformation.
This is one of Julie Rraps flesh rocks, it is so human, and so deformed, yet in a strange way......beautiful. Also this half rock half human thing kind of relates to what we are doing on fridays..... a hybrid work. We are making deformed art as we speak!!!
Orlan- the queen of derformation art (although that may not neccessarily be a good thing......)
What do you guys think of Orlan, or plastic surgery as a form of deformation? Is something only 'deformed' if it is made 'worse' or decreased from it's original state? Or is any form of alteration and transformation deformity, even if it makes something look better? I reckon it's fair to say in some cases plastic surgery 's deformation is about the former!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, the more I think about it the more there is to be said for this topic. Think about cubism!!! that is all about depicting forms in geometric shapes, deforming the subject to simple forms.
This may be taking it a little far but..... what isnt deformed? All art is, is a depiction or representation of something else. for example a painting or photograph, is a deformed image of life, no matter how realistic, it is not the real thing!!!
'Deformity' , whether intentional or not, makes art art. Without it, art would be nothing (or the real thing, depending on how you see it)
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