Pixel-Collage
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Pixel-Collage is a series of politically charged mixed-media works by Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn that juxtapose pixelated and graphic images to critique media representation and contemporary violence.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | artwork series ⓘ |
| artisticIntention |
to confront viewers with hidden realities of war
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to expose mechanisms of visual censorship ⓘ to question how violence is mediated ⓘ |
| artisticMovementOfCreator | relational aesthetics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Hirschhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Thomas Hirschhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| critiques |
Western media
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aestheticization of suffering ⓘ mass media ⓘ spectacularization of violence ⓘ |
| depicts |
civilian casualties
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graphic war scenes ⓘ pixelated bodies ⓘ ruined urban landscapes ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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political art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticForm |
collage
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mixed media ⓘ photomontage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Pixel-Collage #1
NERFINISHED
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Pixel-Collage #10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixel-Collage #9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contemporary violence
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image censorship ⓘ media representation ⓘ representation of suffering ⓘ spectatorship ⓘ victims of violence ⓘ war imagery ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
adhesive tape
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digital print ⓘ paper ⓘ printed photographs ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
appropriation of press images
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juxtaposition ⓘ pixelation ⓘ |
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