Images of the skull in art

[Konstantin]

Here's a still life, I wrote to order.

\r\n\r\nWho was the customer (not the name of course) and how to formulate a plot?

[Seriy]

was one of Van Gogh-boys, now another, of a mature master

[kozhinart]

Сообщение от Konstantin

Who was the customer (not the name of course) and how to formulate a plot?

The customer simply has formulated the direction of the idea, he is a believer, pravoslavnyy.Vryadli need explains what meaning has the image of the skull next to a crucifix, prayer books and the thicket of the Eucharist, and why then scroll with the prayer "Our Father." I note that the work was creative interesno.Voznik tandem with the customer hudozhnikom.Filosovsky subtext determined desire of the customer to see in the still-life cross and a chalice, a book and text molitvy.Razvivaya idea, proposed to add the skull, to bind to the track in a single symbolic key vanitas.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Сообщение от kozhinart

arose creative tandem of the customer with the artist.

\r\nSuccessfully. Here's an example of order! What's wrong with something in that order?

[kozhinart]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

Successfully. Here's an example of order! What's wrong with something in that order?

I think we have with the customer outlook and understanding of the world closer.
Plus he's a good man and knows how to listen and hear ... He did not interfere in the creation of an image, I had the freedom to ispolnenii.No this happens very rarely ...

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Сообщение от kozhinart

But it happens very rarely ...

\r\nBut it happens!\r\nAnd do not, in my vzgyad, artists fear the orders and only one to shy from this word, like the devil from holy water.

[Евгений]

Konstantin, your friend, Vladimir (Vladimir, the author's themes) will soon be a true celebration of the soul, traveling to Moscow skull Hirst ...
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December 17 in Moscow gallery "Triumph" will host an exhibition of recent works by Damien Hirst, one of the most expensive contemporary artists, RIA Novosti reported. It will be presented a series of "The Dead" (The Dead) - 30 pictures of a human skull in different colors. Images are made in the technique of two-color foil and printed on paper. Series "Dead" was unveiled to the public in 2009 in London.
The Moscow exhibition will run until January 15, 2010. In "Triumph" has already brought Hirst: in 2006 the gallery was closed exhibition "New Religion" devoted to the reinterpretation of Christian symbols. Subsequently, it was reported that the display was entirely bought by Russia's collector.

Hurst has repeatedly appealed to the skull in his works: in 2007, a diamond-encrusted platinum skull titled "For the love of God" was sold for 50 million pounds (about $ 100 million). In 2009, the artist announced that he rejected a traditional installations (including pickled in formaldehyde dead animals), because they have ceased to shock anyone. Instead, Hurst decided to turn to traditional painting.

[OTROK NIKODIM]

Konstantin,
Thanks for the information. I venture to add a little bit ... The Volunteer Army, the Prussian hussars, S. Dali, British special forces ...

[Seriy]

Two of Picasso -
1952 (rare for a Picasso realistic manner), 1943.

[Vladimir]

Tracey Emin
Exorcism of the Last Painting I Ever Made (detail)
1996, Installation details of 14 paintings from a total of 97 works. Actually, this is a paraphrase of Munch's scream, but pohzhe on the skull.