The horse's eyes are sown shut. Its mouth too. Its body is tightly bound with thin rope. Parts of its legs are missing. This horse lies, dismembered, yet peaceful, almost comforting, yet nightmarish, on the floor in Zürich's Kunsthaus. It is a work of art, "Speechless Gray Horse" (2004) by the Flemish artist Berlinde de Bruyckere. Her pseudo-anatomical works, like this one, evoke thoughts of abuse and suffering. I am reminded of Picasso's Guernica. But Picasso's horse is screaming in silence, while Bruyckere's is almost sleeping.
Our newspapers fills our days with examples of abuse, our television news offer us glimpses of dismemberment, but we can simply switch channels. One moment it is a bomb in Pakistan or the war in Afghanistan, next it is Desperate Housewives. Bruyckere's work is disturbing. There are people who find her "Speechless Gray Horse" disgusting, but have no opinion on NATO's war in Afghanistan; a war fought in their name, financed by their taxes. Now, that is disturbing.
isn't this fake horse?
ReplyDeleteIs this horse a stuffed real horse, or is it faux?
ReplyDeletewhat fucking abuse!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, if a little disturbing...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your question. No, the horse is real in as much as it is the skins of horses sewn together.
ReplyDeleteThis is discussing! I don't even now what else to say I am appalled someone would do this to a horse dead or live. I get the point of the "ART" but still.
ReplyDeleteClearly, you do not in fact "get" "the art." Still.
DeleteI am an artist and sculptor and pro horse rights activist. Even though the message is conveyed well Its a disgusting display. How did they acquire the skin, why couldnt they carve it from marble or something, etc. etc. etc.
DeleteDon't worry. The hides that she uses all come from horses that died natural deaths.
ReplyDeleteOuf i am speechless myself if thats what you call art i call that distturbing and sick can you just paint like everybody else dont know where you took that ideal but aviously you need some help women( sicko)
ReplyDeleteCan agree any more! AMEN to that!I don't see myself doing this and I am an artist...From
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Okay, Okay I'm know to be an artist but this is just flipping heartless, I mean who had the balls to dismeamber a poor grey horse that obviously was used for what I call Butt-Beauty. HOW HEARTLESS!!!
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this is sick
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