The ideas put forth by biologist Midas Dekkers was another pull for her as he argued that things are at their most beautiful when they decay, provided they are given the chance. Although not in complete agreement with his thesis, Croke found the idea that, if given the chance to allow ourselves to age or 'rot' naturally, without alteration from new technologies, would we consider our natural decaying forms as perfect? Through researching the Gothic preoccupation with the Grotesque and the Monstrous body, she was able to create comparisons between her own research into modern self-representation and self-image and the subjects of Gothic Literature.
Croke's piece incorporates the Gothic, and in particular themes of the grotesque and the monstrous body through her use of human decay. The Grotesque in this sense refers to bodies becoming, "spectacle, provoking disgust, modified, reconstructed and artificially augmented," (Spooner, 2006). .
She explains that when we alter our appearance from plastic surgery or how Von Hagen used plastination on donated corpse, we present a replacement of the real. Her Portraits of decaying faces symbolise both an exaggerated natural decay of human flesh, and a blunt depictions about ageing. The Monstrous in this sense refers to the modern age bi-products of cosmetic surgery, which have been altered and augmented. As the Gothic itself is obsessed with human bodies, we as a culture are preoccupied with the artificially 'improving' ourselves and fighting against natures hand and thus, becoming modern age Frankenstein's. According to Spooner, Frankenstein acts as an archetypal human monster. "From plastination to plastic surgery, cyborgs to genetically modified foods, Frankenstein provides a readymade narrative" (Spooner, 2006). Frankenstein provides us with a metaphor for articulating the relationship we have between technology advances and nature.
It is most famous for it's beautiful decorations and artwork. ... However the most famous achievements in the chapel are the artwork of Michelangelo. ... It took restorers a total of fourteen years (from 1981 to 1995) to remove the centuries" worth of grime and decay. ...
Inside these pyramids, there are elaborate and often quite beautiful burial chambers. ... Inside the pyramid's burial chamber the Egyptians would try to preserve body from decay. ... That is why they prevented the corpse from decaying by an elaborate method of embalming it, and binding it up with strips of cloth. ... The early portraits from the pyramid age, the fourth dynasty of the Old Kingdom, are among the most beautiful works of Egyptian art. ... The best-regarded artists were those who could make their works like the admired artworks of the past. ...
I never paid much attention to his artwork, but as of late I realized the more you try to understand his artwork, the harder it is to figure out. ... I find his artwork truly amazing. ... The Virgin of the Rocks was his first successful venture into the world of realism artwork. ... I find the picture to be truly beautiful. ... It was this combination of things that allowed him to create some of the most famous artwork of all time. ...
When I walk into galleries and see artwork, sometimes I am able to understand design choices on a conceptual level. ... Eva Hesse manages to accomplish this by choosing to use latex as a prominent material in a lot of her artwork. ... Eva was very successful in consciously choosing to use latex throughout her artwork. She was well aware that latex, and her artwork as a whole, would deteriorate and decay over time. ... All of these relationships that are being broken and lost have driven Eva Hesse to incorporate and express her feelings and experiences through her artwork, going back to the dec...
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Yellow, decaying, and rotten teeth show poor hygene or a low income. This decaying of teeth is called dental caries. ... There are many causes for tooth decay ranging from bacteria to acids. ... You want to keep decay to a minimum by taking good care of your teeth. ... Sugars for instance are directly related to the breakdown process of decay. ...
The first of these items listed is stating that "The artist is the creator of beautiful things." ... Basil Hallward is an artist who paints a portrait of the young and beautiful Dorian Gray. ... This is apparent in the description of what occurs to Dorian as he looks at the artwork; "the sense of his own beauty came on him like a revelation." ... The ugliness of evil reflected in the artwork is described in the book when Wilde states that "There was something in its expression that filled him with disgust and loathing." ... (p 245), proving that the effects of the painting, the artwork, were ...
The main focus of the collection artworks is the landscape. ... The title Consumption itself is defined as consuming by use of decay or destruction, in earlier times it was another name for tuberculosis, a wasting away of the body. ... Cole's purpose for painting the Course of Empire series was to fore warn people not only in America but in every society that not only physical and material excess but also moral extravagances would lead to the destruction and decay to not only ones surroundings but in fact to ones-self. ...
It is a fresco artwork created in 1498 and has been subject to a lot of restoration. ... The pigment soon began to break loose from the base and a process of progressive decay set in. As early as 1517, it was noted to have begun to decay. ...