blot on the landscape, 2025
From 1933 to 1945, the Nazi regime in Germany exerted strict control over all forms of art, promoting their ideological vision while censoring works that conflicted with it. Modern art was particularly targeted, as the Nazis labelled it an act of aesthetic subversion by Jewish artists, claiming it undermined the so-called German spirit.
With the rise of Nazism, Jewish and other artists deemed "degenerate" fled the country, carrying their talents and knowledge into exile. Those unable to escape faced arrest, imprisonment in concentration camps and death. Countless artworks were stolen, destroyed or lost during this period, leaving a grim void in the cultural landscape.
Measurement: 21cm x 60cm x 35cm
Process: Hand stitch, digital printing
Materials: Cotton, silk threads, vintage paintbox & palette, 21 tubes of paint, watercolour discs, 1891 antique German statistical map, painting accessories
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Fabricated? Solo Exhibition, London, England (1 October 2024 - 15 February 2025)
COMMENTS
So powerful and exquisitely constructed
What a concept - and the names of the colours!
This is incredible. You bring such important history to reality
‘Degenerate Art’ did not stop the Nazis from stealing art collections from the Jewish people they murdered
This is simply fantastic. So much perfectly said
Blot on the Landscape is incredible. What an amazing addition to the collection