Face

Coetzee, Christo

dc.contributor.author	Coetzee, Christo
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-07T13:18:55Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-07T13:18:55Z
dc.date.created	1978
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description	This partial painting of a face was part of the 1978 protest exhibition at the Association of Arts in Pretoria. This painting was used by Coetzee as a backboard for another painting titled Bridesmaid. It is commonly known that Coetzee presented three such exhibitions, of which the 1978 exhibition was the last. He took exception to the idea that the public and art critics appreciated and valued art only for its beauty, as opposed to the quality of the artwork. In protest, he physically painted them all black, and similarly handed out black bags for the audience to wear. When asked why he had 'destroyed' the artworks, the reply was that the painting is still there, just not visible and likewise that the beauty of the artwork should be the focus of the exhibition and not the audience.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	University of Pretoria Museum Winter Exhibition	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	300 mm x 240 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Oil on board	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/54388
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	597750b	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Painting	en_ZA
dc.title	Face	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA