ARTICULATE 27 | International |
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noun 1. the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of a human or an animal. "she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh" |
As the sentence stating the example at your left suggests, flesh is also metaphorically used, as a synonym for skin or more superficially, the surface of a person, as you will read about with the British visual artist Oliver Jones. While the Iranian photographer Mostafa Nodeh, give us an insight into the surface of nature, and beyond.
When the Spanish artist Fernando Suárez conducts his sculptures, flesh has the meaning of embodiment and the surface of his materials becoming the skin. Sweedish painter Cecilia Klemmentsson suggests that the reproduction of skin in visual arts, need fleshiness to seem real. To obtain this fleshy assimilation of reality, she will let you into her methods of mixing colors. Dutch urban artist Judith De Leeuw, dives deep below the surface in her projects, where flesh assimilates the core of her creations, designed to make awareness and social justice. |
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The illustrations of Oliver Jones are rendered using pastel which is an important component of the works, as in describing the surface of fleshAn article written by Carmen Line Hust | April 2021
The drawings of the British artist Oliver Jones, aim to dispel a contrived imagery of flesh that is flaunted to us through media, social media and industry, and endeavors to re-advertise a more truthful version of it. Read more |
The Iranian artist Mostafa Nodeh's minimalist photographs invite us to slow down and meditate on what is truly important in lifeAn article written by Milia Wallenius | April 2021
The Iranian artist Mostafa Nodeh is known for his captivating minimalist landscape photographs in black and white, which, inspired by conceptual photography, are strongly rooted in themes, ideas and symbolism. Read more |
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Suárez possesses an unusual mastery of capturing the rhythm, the gesture, the precise moment to freeze an image in time, while studying its dynamic potential.An article written by Carmen Line Hust | April 2021
The Spanish sculptor Fernando Suárez Reguera suggests that it’s dangerous to dwell in monotony and conformism, either by the exhaustion of ideas or, even if it seems contradictory, by the rewards of success. Always ask new questions that lead you to think anew. Read more |
Klementsson confuses her audience conceptually by having men pose like women and vise versa. In doing so she argues that gender is an illusionAn article written by Carmen Line Hust | April 2021
Swedish artist Cecilie Kelmmentsson, limits herself to four colours only, layered on top of each other like a manual silk screen printing process. There is a paradox in the colours because they are beautiful yet uncanny while they reveal the fragility of the flesh. The viewer of her work, sees something is odd while men pose like women in a transparent iridescent skin, daring the viewer to be drawn to them despite their colourful flaws. Read more |
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Judith de Leeuw (JDL) creates murals as a voice for the voiceless and uses art as a tool to draft attention for social issues, combining emotional visualizationAn article written by Carmen Line Hust | April 2021
The Dutch artist JDL is turning the dark edges of humanity and society into beauty and mutual understanding through her murals. JDL is wondering how she can contribute to a system in which she feels alienated. Read more |
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ARTICULATE #27 | International
ARTICULATE 27 [flesh], is a magazine of contemporary art, packed with 80 pages of high quality content, showcasing the work of 5 professional artists, featuring the British realist painter Oliver Jones, Iranian photographer Mostafa Nodeh, Spanish sculptor Fernando Suárez Reguera, Swedish visual artist Cecilia Ulfsdotter Klemmentsson and Dutch street artist Judith De Leeuw (JDL). |