Throughout time there have been many artists that have created a variety of intriguing pieces, but nothing compares to the artwork of Seranno and Witkin. Andres Seranno and Joel-Peter Witkin are both American photographer’s and are exceedingly famous for their work. They are also known to be the two most controversial artists of our time; however, their work is often misunderstood. Both Seranno and Witkin have a very distinct style and their pieces usually contain horrific ideas. The ideas represented in their art and the disgusting medium they use to create it make them they controversial artist that they are. Seranno and Witkin view art in a different way than most, for the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The two artists have created
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Though they have some things in common, they also have many differences. A few differences that most would recognize between the two is their way of creating art, what their work is based on, techniques they used, and their style. However, it is certainly not limited to that. Serrano was born in New York City on August 15, 1950. He studied art from 1967 to 1969 at the Brooklyn Museum and Art School, yet is considered to be a self-taught photographer. Before he created his first piece of art, he worked as an assistant art director at an advertising firm. Now he is known to be an American photographer and artist who has become famous through his use of feces and bodily fluids in his work. For example, he sometimes used blood, semen, or human female milk. Within this series are a number of works in which objects are submerged in bodily fluids, notably his controversial work "Piss Christ", a red-tinged photograph of a crucifix submerged in a glass container of what appeared to be the artist's own urine. This caused great controversy when first exhibited. He also …show more content…
Learning about these two artists gives the viewers reassurance that art can be created or classified as anything even pictures of corpses and homeless people. Now that I know you have to understand the art and yourself to get a complete feel for it, I can better relate to what each of the artists created. Although their art is very interesting, their stories that explain what inspired them to create that are make it so much better. After viewing the two artists’ works, they have become two of my favorite artists by a long
Though they have some things in common, they also have many differences. A few differences that most would recognize between the two is their way of creating art, what their work is based on, techniques they used, and their style. However, it is certainly not limited to that. Serrano was born in New York City on August 15, 1950. He studied art from 1967 to 1969 at the Brooklyn Museum and Art School, yet is considered to be a self-taught photographer. Before he created his first piece of art, he worked as an assistant art director at an advertising firm. Now he is known to be an American photographer and artist who has become famous through his use of feces and bodily fluids in his work. For example, he sometimes used blood, semen, or human female milk. Within this series are a number of works in which objects are submerged in bodily fluids, notably his controversial work "Piss Christ", a red-tinged photograph of a crucifix submerged in a glass container of what appeared to be the artist's own urine. This caused great controversy when first exhibited. He also …show more content…
Learning about these two artists gives the viewers reassurance that art can be created or classified as anything even pictures of corpses and homeless people. Now that I know you have to understand the art and yourself to get a complete feel for it, I can better relate to what each of the artists created. Although their art is very interesting, their stories that explain what inspired them to create that are make it so much better. After viewing the two artists’ works, they have become two of my favorite artists by a long