Tag Archives: Laura Cumming

on the back of: use and abuse?

Lucian Freud’s art could be termed anti-romantic and confrontational.And just plain creepy.  He tended to represent people as he saw them, and between what he perceived and came out on canvas we will never really understand all the processes involved. … Continue reading

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Art of Endlessly Deferred Resolution

Joseph Beuys( 1921-1986 ) believed that performance art could evoke a spiritual response in the audience, ultimately providing a healing process. He sometimes compared his role to that of a shaman.A witch doctor of Art who prescribed art as the … Continue reading

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