Wednesday, August 24th 2011
The Art of Living
The arguments still rage (and will continue to do so) about what constitutes real art fuelled by the work of such controversial artists as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin versus the more traditional art of Constable and Van Gogh to name a few. One could say that everything is art, and according to one artist, that includes us.
Alexa Meade, a self taught US artist, paints her subjects literally! Daubing their bodies and clothes with acrylic paint, she then photographs them with her painted props and backgrounds to create living, breathing art.
To quote Meade herself ‘seeing is not necessarily believing’. Check out her website if you want to see more… www.alexameade.com
Posted by Maria on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 at 11:03am
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I love her work. It really does add a twist taking a real, 3 dimensional subject and making it appear as a 2 dimensional painting.
I think People need to also remember that at the time Constable was quite revolutionary, painting ordinary subjects rather than just the rich. Van Gogh's work really wasn't popular in his own time. Each generation has a different idea of art. In another 100 years will Hirts and Emin be considered masters?
Posted by Melissa on Thursday 25th of August 2011 at 5:55pm