Excremental Paintings
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EXCREMENTAL PAINTINGS ANIMAL FECES /THE MOST ORGANIC OF ART MATERIALS CHRIS OFILI (1968) –A young British artist but have a Nigerian heritage, creates controversies and even bombarded by Christian protesters. Ofilis painting of “ The Holy Virgin Mary “ was rousing up the shit. The Holy Virgin Mary Turner Prize Winner 1995-2000 Paper collage, Oil paint, polyester Resin, and Elephant Dung on Linen This painting was protected by a “wall of Plexiglass, it could be mistaken for Mona Lisa. It exudes a wacky image of a black woman; Her left breast was composed of Elephant dung. Decorated by obscene cutouts. The paintings sat on two hard dried up clumps of dung.
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EXCREMENTAL PAINTINGSANIMAL FECES /THE MOST ORGANIC OF ART MATERIALS
CHRIS OFILI (1968) –A young British artist but have a Nigerian heritage, creates controversies and even bombarded by Christian protesters. Ofilis painting of “ The Holy Virgin Mary “ was rousing up the shit.
The Holy Virgin MaryTurner Prize Winner 1995-2000Paper collage, Oil paint, polyester Resin, and Elephant Dung on Linen
This painting was protected by a “wall of Plexiglass, it could be mistaken for Mona Lisa. It exudes a wacky image of a black woman; Her left breast was composed of Elephant dung. Decorated by obscene cutouts. The paintings sat on two hard dried up clumps of dung.
Afro bluffChris Ofili
A stunning abstract of Elephant dung on linen, decoratively, splattered with map pins, and black and white dots .The full-bodied clumps of dung, coated in resin, crammed a potent hit as if the elephant had elicited dominance over the painting. Chris Ofili’s latest solo exhibit in Manhattan Gallery sold out for$ 50,000 a piece.
EXCREMENTAL ARTS USING HUMAN FECES
PIERO MANZONI – Italian Artist who conceptualised the conversion of shits into gold. Almost 40 years ago in 1961 Manzoni collected His own feces in a can. 30-grams tin and called it “Merda d Artista “ (artist shit). During that period the canned shit cost at the current price of gold. In the later years at Sotheby’s Auction 1991. A can was sold for startling $ 67,000.00 “apparently like wine, shit ages well “
Piero Manzoni 30-grams FecesMerda d artista (Artist Shit)
The most controversial Excremental artist was of German provenance, ANTON HENNING. He exhibited a painting using His own feces at the
Frankfurt Museum of Art. The painting is made up of Brown egg-like shapes circled by white lines. He coated His shits with resin to mask the smell.
“This painting was created in 1995, after He enjoyed a meal of Koenigsberg dumplings, mustard gherkins, Beetrot, potatoes, watermelon, and lemon juice, Rheingau Riesling wine and a big brownie “.
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Feces Painting, shitty artists Htpp://theonio.com/content/node/28377www.goofball.com/news/998716-feceshtpp://www.gettingit.com/article/284 CHRIS OFILI
Biography Htpp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chriss-ofiliPhoto:Htpp//www.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,8543,-10704194503,00.htmlHtpp//arts.guardians.co.uk/pictures/image/0,8543,110049832875,00.html
