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Which artwork or artist incites emotional turbulence in you?

by Maricel Evasco

Jul 23, 2009

The one artwork that has stirred emotional turbulence in me is Rodin's piece: The Gates of Hell showcased at the door of the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia. I felt very disturbed just staring at the piece. The gates are exquisitely sculpted- imo beyond compare. The details are so fine and sharp, its almost as if you are looking at a collage of sculptures. I can feel the experience of 'hell' just standing next to it.



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    Walter Andujar

    I always thought that Gustave Couvert caused a lot of emotional turbulence, but after seeing Rodin's work I would have to change my mind.
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    Jul 24, 2009

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      Drew Francis

      Carroll Dunham; his images of people terrorize my soul in remarkable ways.
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      Jul 25, 2009

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        Maricel Evasco

        I also find Ashley Bickerton’s works to be extremely disturbing in that they question the traditional notions of beauty in a way that unsettles me. I love his flagrant use of colors and use of subtle or not so subtle faults to get his viewers to reevaluate the contemporary values of beauty. The hula dancer above is chillingly eerie to me particularly because my own daughter is a professional hula dancer, so I've observed first hand the grace, sensuality, and warmth hula dancers usually exude while performing.

        Bickerton’s Exhibit
        You will see several of his works in this YouTube videoclip. Look at the centerpiece sculpture-very disturbing
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        Jul 25, 2009