Face

dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, Christo
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T13:18:55Z
dc.date.available2016-07-07T13:18:55Z
dc.date.created1978
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionThis 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.sponsorshipUniversity of Pretoria Museum Winter Exhibitionen_ZA
dc.format.extent300 mm x 240 mmen_ZA
dc.format.mediumOil on boarden_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/54388
dc.publisherDepartment of the University of Pretoria Arten_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculpturesen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries597750ben_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectPaintingen_ZA
dc.titleFaceen_ZA
dc.typeImageen_ZA

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