Andres Serrano

Payne, Austin English IV, 4th hour December 7, 2015 Paper The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales During the time of The Canterbury Tales the church people are supposed to follow certain rules that put them right with god. The four rules are considered as vows. The four vows are: poverty, stability, chastity, and obedience. The vow of poverty is about not being attached to such world such as garments or jewelry. The vow of stability is about focusing on god, day on and day off. The vow of…

offensive? One of the most controversial religious pieces within the art world is Andres Serrano’s, “Piss Christ," a photograph that displays a cross submerged in the artist's own urine. When first displayed in 1987 at the Stux Gallery in New York the photograph was received favorably, but…

The Piss Christ is a photograph of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion taken by Andres Serrano taken and originally exhibited in 1987. In the photograph, Jesus is dressed in a cloth that covers the lower half of his abdomen to his upper thighs. His arms are outstretched at approximately a forty-five degree angle above his head. His head is tilted downward with his knees slightly bent. His hands and feet are fixed to a cross. The background is dark at the four corners with a red-orange color around Jesus…

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…

your talent and be a great achiever for yourself. Mann is represented by Gagosian Gallery, New York . In 1995, she was featured in an issue of "Aperture." On Location with: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Graciela Iturbide, Barbara Kruger, Sally Mann, Andres Serrano, Clarissa Sligh" which was illustrated with photographs. Mann has achieved so much in her photographer career and has enjoyed a lot of success and continues to be successful at what she loves. On top of the love for photography Sally also…

of art, which followed the NEA grants for Andres Serrano in 1989 which became known as an example of “obscene” art at the time. The case is described in Academe by Ann H. Franke: “Karen Finley filed a suit to challenge the statutory requirement that the NEA fund only art that is decent. Congress enacted this provision in 1990 in direct response to raging controversies over NEA grants supporting photographic works by Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano.” These cases significantly influenced…

com/international/top-30-international-bonuses-of-2012-14686/) as was done in 2007 and 2008 to determine the current value of expensive international prospects. Andres Serrano, one of the ninety players listed in these three lists had his contract voided (http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/8/3/3216639/mlb-suspends-andres-serrano-one-year-cardinals-2012) by MLB during that time period due to unverified age and identification claims and therefore isn’t included in this…

that is unpopular and it addresses issues that could be controversial. “Art that doesn 't confront is rarely challenged. And ideas that don 't provoke people have little need for protection” (Dority). An example that supports this statement is Andres Serrano 's art piece, "Piss Christ", which is a plastic crucifix dipped in a cup of Andres’s urine. Some people were outraged and religiously offended and others gave it a positive reaction (Frank). Everyone feels a different way about an art piece…

The Dinner Party (1974- 1979) by Judy Chicago 1. a. The Dinner Party is a very powerful piece. Initially when viewing I saw beautiful colorful patterns which looked to be inspired by nature. The vibrancy of the colors drew me in, after examining the piece I realized each plate was a woman’s vagina depicted in different forms. The piece evoked a sense of pride in being a woman; the innate power we possess is inspiring. As women in this society we are sometimes not given enough credit we…