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Per Fronth
Evolution of Melancholy
Brown, Collier/Dalbolt, Gunnar/Olsson, Tommy et al
ISBN/EAN: 9783897906341
Umbreit-Nr.: 5614941
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 304 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erscheint am 25.10.2024
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- Per Fronth is one of Norways most distinctive contemporary artists, dynamically redefining the relationship between painting and photography in influential and innovative works. Painting with photography as his raw material, Fronths pictorial universe is captivating, bold, controversial, and seductive. Central to Fronths overall artistic practice are the challenging aspects of the human condition. Fronth produces large-format artworks in series and different disciplines that are politically, environmentally, socially, and highly emotionally charged: from the war zones in Afghanistan, to the indigenous peoples fight for their own land in the Amazonas region, and back to his own life, in native Norway, where he explores visual narratives of innocence and the coming of age. In his most recent project Fronth creates controversy by introducing paid product placement into his artworks already acquired by museums. In doing so he elevates the discussion as to what arts valueand the value of artis.