Need help finding an artist to study!

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12 Jun 2012, 11:14 am

Does anyone know of any artists that depict physical illness/disease? Are there any you recommend? Because I want my A Level project to be about cancer and need to find artists that explore similar themes.

Thank-you in advance :)


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12 Jun 2012, 11:26 am

Does it have to be a contemporary artist?

Frida Kahlo had some disease in her art...although I think her ailments were mostly from an accident she had as a girl. Broken Column and Henry Ford Hospital (about her miscarriage due to her accident). There are more but I don't remember their names.



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12 Jun 2012, 2:07 pm

Zinia wrote:
Does it have to be a contemporary artist?

Frida Kahlo had some disease in her art...although I think her ailments were mostly from an accident she had as a girl. Broken Column and Henry Ford Hospital (about her miscarriage due to her accident). There are more but I don't remember their names.


Thanks :) . No, it doesn't have to be contemporary - I'll have a look at Frida Kahlo's work and see what I think.


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13 Jun 2012, 7:45 am

You might find this guy of interest.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/ ... tsfeatures
He was in a show called 'Faking It', years ago, a bit like 'Hidden Talent', which was on recently. He had to fake it as a modern artist and had about a month to prepare. I remember his paintings were based on his own illness, as a child. Apparently he's an actual artist now.


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