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Autobiografia jako źródło kreacji, czyli konfesyjna sztuka Tracey Emin
Autobiography as a Source of Creation, or the Confessional Art of Tracey Emin

Author(s): Małgorzata Micuła
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Summary/Abstract: Introspective art of Tracey Emin is a journey through her peculiar, intimate world where childhood memories intermingle with the experiences of a grown-up woman who is one of the most popular contemporary British artists. Her work, placed between two poles: publicity and high culture, constantly evokes contradictory opinions on making privacy public, exhibitionism in art and female confession going far beyond the frames of social norms establishing female sexuality, carnality and sensuality. Balancing between subtleness and vulgarity, beauty and ugliness, scream and silence, Emin preserves all her personalities in her works that lead a dialogue with traditional media and search new paths amidst conventions and stylistics of art and crafts history.

  • Issue Year: 14/2009
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 72-90
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish
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