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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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Jose Bedia
Ultimo deseo de la Bestia, 2009Acrylic on canvas
80 x 110 in
203.2 x 279.4 cm -
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Roldán Lauzán
From the series Hierofante, 2021Oil on canvas
51 x 79 in
129.5 x 200.7 cm -
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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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