"I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Monday, May 21, 2007
the art of Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin
Featured in Kittredge Cherry's latest book, Art that Dares, Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin's work is a series of dramatic (sometimes disturbing, as in the series In Hate We Trust) photos. Her series Ecce Homo (key scenes from the life of Christ with a queer twist) is amazing. It received a very varied reception; some Christians saw it as a sacred expression of Jesus' relationship with outcasts; others saw it as a "satanic trick" and one man attacked two of the pictures with an axe - what a sicko. Ohlson Wallin based the tableaux on classic paintings. The full story appears in Art that Dares (Cherry, 2007). Check out Ohlson Wallin's website; better still, buy the book.
I’m glad that you’re enjoying and telling others about my book “Art That Dares.” Elisabeth’s photos are incredible, aren’t they? It was hard to choose just 3 for the book.
ReplyDeleteI just returned from the book launch in Taos, New Mexico, where I got to meet many of the artists in person for the first time, including Janet McKenzie, Becki Jayne Harrelson, and Doug Blanchard. The gallery was packed with 350 happy art-lovers on opening night.