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"You change the world
by being yourself".
Yoko Ono
There is a huge fear in the world of contemporary art to talk about love. However, artists such as Gustav Klimt, Lichtenstein, Frida Kahlo, Auguste Rodin, Rene Magritte, Pablo Picasso, Yoko Ono, Félix González-Torres, just to mention some of the great names, touched on the subject without questioning too much whether their art would be cheesy enough to stop doing it, stop expressing themselves.
Recently, art critics and even some artists are afraid to talk about what really saves us every day. They fear that there is no “intellectuality” in the work when truly “intellectuality” of art does not exist in the selection of the theme but in how it is approached. It would be a shame if the fear of expressing oneself and self-censorship deprives art of continuing to produce concepts, reflections, and… yes, what some people try to avoid: love. All you need is… tries to show us a posture without poses or fears, without mental constructions that only limit creation. This online exhibition lost its fear because it only needs LOVE.
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Humberto Diaz
Red Room Number 1, 2014 Digital photo
25 x 35 in
63.5 x 88.9 cm
Edition 1 of 5 plus 2 AP -
Jose Bedia
Ultimo deseo de la Bestia, 2009 Acrylic on canvas
80 x 110 in
203.2 x 279.4 cm -
Duni Garcia
I like to watch the sunset. From the "Love stories" series, 2021 Oil on canvas
36 x 72 in
91.4 x 182.9 cm -
Eloy Costa
Lia and Roosevelt, 2017 Museum quality archival pigment print
20 x 24 in
50.8 x 61 cm
Edition of 7 plus 1 artist's proof -
Osiris Cisneros
Animal, 2019 Archival paper epson color press bright 305g
30 x 20 in
76.2 x 50.8 cm
Edition of 10 -
Roldán Lauzán
From the series Hierofante, 2021 Oil on canvas
51 x 79 in
129.5 x 200.7 cm -
Antonio Margolles
From "Fantasies and disappointments" series, 2019 C print
24 x 40 in
61 x 101.6 cm -
Antonio Margolles
From the Series, " Arrival to Failure", 2014 C print
24 x 40 in -
Grey Cruz
Untitled. From "Anonymous Landscapes" series, 2017 Archival Inkjet Print
20 x 24 in
50.8 x 61 cm
All You Need is...: the fear of being cheesy in art
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