Egon Schiele
I just wanted to share with you one of my favourite artists, Egon Schiele. You may have heard of him or seen his work, and I think he is something truly amazing. Protege of Gustav Klimt (another of my favourites), his work is intense, erotic and accordingly controversial. His paintings and drawings feel unfinished to me and I think it's a reason why I love him so much. Why does art need to be complete; so we can feel complete? Because really, when do we ever feel truly complete? But I deviate... Many deem Schiele's work as inappropriate, pornographic and even grotesque, and to all that believe this I say, 'You're fools.' Nudity, sex, and death are a part of life, why conceal it? How can art reflect the painter, life, the world, if what is represented is merely the false, G-rated exterior? It can't. Furthermore, Schiele's use of colour and bold contours to represent his figures make his style so brilliantly unique, you seem to find it hard to forget about his work.
I hope I haven't offended anyone and I really hope you enjoy his art work. It's so important to never forget about art and artists, especially now in a world that makes me feels like art is dead.
2 comments:
this little post put a smile one my face. i couldn't agree with you more, you are right, sex, love, nudity and death are part of life. most of my favourite artists use nudity, personally i think it is something worth studying the natural form is so beautiful + unique too, we hear so much were all the same but i think its kind of pretty to think about all the differences + apparent 'flaws' each body has. recently i bought a postcard of Egon Schieles' work, its of lesbians intertwined, such a interesting piece to look at.
your blog is lovely + always a pleasure to read
bibi
i love him so much, also klimt for sure:-)
great blog, i'm follow you now!
xoxo
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