Body of Art - Phaidon Editors
Outside Reading
Maggie McBrady
Body of Art is a collection of art pieces filled with pieces of art that explain what it is like to be human. My personal theory or art is that art can be used to convey a message. The message Body of Art is trying to convey is the uniqueness of the human experience. An article on the book says that the one uniting factor of the human experience is that we all have bodies. To capture the human experience the Body of Art is filled with different depictions of bodies. The inspiration for the book came from the lacking of representing how the human body has changed over time and how it has become the "canvas on which and through artists talk about the human experience".
I see beauty in the Body of Art not only in the art work within its pages but in its message. The Body of Art is uniting all people through depictions of all different bodies. All people are represented within its pages and can relate to the human experience. In a way I am stunned that this idea hasn't been thought of till now because it seems so simple.
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