My proposed topic for my dissertation next year is to investigate the restoration of dignity toward death and how contemporary artworks help us comprehend attitudes towards it in modern day society. having always been interested in death and the cycle of life, I've gathered an understanding that all things in life will eventually come to an end and death is inevitable, however throughout this process it also became apparent that others seem to be slowly revolutionising against reality that one day it will occur. Having debates with peers and family members on their attitudes towards the subject is what led on to a fascination to investigate further, by exploring Westernised cultures attitudes towards death and how artworks help us comprehend it, from World War II to present day. S omething that was a ritualised event that was universally celebrated and acknowledged has slowly transformed to a forbidden subject, not to be spoken of , in fear opf upsetting someone. I will be looking at theorists such as Ernest Becker and Philippe Aries to help support my project as well as researching books such as Art and Death by Chris Townsend.
Ellen HardyThis blog will outline my ongoing artistic practice throughout my second&third year at university. Archives
March 2016
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