Helen Chadwick Piss Flowers 1991-2 |IA|

The sculpture pieces titled ‘Piss Flowers’ by Helen Chadwick created in 1991 to 1992 is a series of casts that even though created through a thought-out process, are a product of chance and lack of control. They created the initial shapes by using the natural act of ‘pissing’ in snow. This is not something that can be completely controlled as […]

Pauline Boty It’s A Mans’ World II 1964-66 |IA|

Pauline Boty created ‘It’s A Mans’ World II’ between 1964 and 1965 at a time where feminism was rising back up to fight for equality within representation in society. Boty presents the divide between the genders within the collage with a black line separating two sections each summing up the importance of the sex within society. On the left panel […]

Wolfgang Mattheuer Guten Tag 1975 |IA|

‘Guten Tag’ by Wolfgang Mattheuer was painted in 1975 and portrays an idealistic image of a family in a dream-like and precise world. This oil painting shows a lot of realism and yet it seems like it is without life. The people are coming straight towards the viewer with a motion to interact, however their facial colour and expression suggests they […]