| Stare is an exhibition about the deconstruction and reconstruction of the figurative portrait through distortion—whether on a physical or psychological level. Each of the six male artists brought together in this exhibition address this same issue; yet create very different results from one another. I am fascinated by the way these male artists work on the representation of the human form and how a feminine and sexual element lies beneath the bold imagery. I wanted to bring together artists from different backgrounds and countries to give a full portrayal of the universal visual perception. |  |
Stare – Danielle Horn
Stare is an exhibition about the deconstruction and reconstruction of the figurative portrait through distortion—whether on a physical or psychological level. Each of the six male artists brought together in this exhibition address this same issue; yet create very different results from one another.
I am fascinated by the way these male artists work on the representation of the human form and how a feminine and sexual element lies beneath the bold imagery. I wanted to bring together artists from different backgrounds and countries to give a full portrayal of the universal visual perception.
I like contemplating these works and although the viewer feels like they are intruding in the subjects’ world it is more as an observer rather than a voyeur. The other interesting factor is that most of them have decided to use other artists and cult figures as their inspiration. Both Chambliss Giobbi and Saul Zanolari have works based on Amanda LePore and Francis Bacon, Oscar Wilde and Joe Orton inspired Jonathan Joubert’s Simian series.
