Artist@Work: Theme Developing. 20s East/West. Race/ Sexuality
Photo on Loan from Pascal Brault’s personal photo, portrait (c) Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.com
I had to explain myself to this week about how I am developing the “Unrequited” collection and I
Photo (c) T.Yeung, Hong kong 2010
ended up writing: “ In our telephone conversation I suggested “Race & Sexuality” because many theorists that deals with Cross-firing of lobby groups have often drawn parallels between the Systematic marginalisation based on “race” as having similar style to “sexual preference”. Early feminist theory that talks about female sexuality & gender stereotypes also plays with this notion. This is what I am thinking about at the moment ie. A Post-modern art response, preferably collaborative mixed media (can be multimedia) to what I called “The Twilight of Modernity”; A generation of modernist that resulted in Barbara Hepworth & Henry Moore……but 🙂 “I come to bury Caesar..” The 20s in Eastern & Western culture that were very much the “shadow” that Modernist tries to “stuffed down”:
My greatgrandparents built this Free trade metropolis, my job 2010 is to keep it “Free” for creative expression
Aunty T’s “Big City”, Copyright T.Ng, 2009 Exhibiting Photographer
e.g. 20s Film Noir; a certain exploring the darkness, excavating mourning & angst…….feelings of “Unrequited” collection (c copyright Cecilia W Yu, 2009) I am working on. It can take me up to several years to narrow down things when I am developing a collection, luckily I have been mulling over this one since 2008. How did these notions play out in the depiction of Female sexuality in the Far East & Western mass unconscious.”
There was a set-back for me in 2009 developing “Unrequited” because of personal stuff but also because the two works I produced was sold immediately and there is an outstanding commission for 1 more for a private collector. I am back on track now. I told buyers already that they have to agree to let it be exhibited. 😦 I am a flake that way. A bit too “in the moment” sometimes. I might get inspired, create something & then wind up selling it to those who inspired it or an interested person around the situation, before I remembered “Oh god, this is supposed to be for a Show! Duh!” ..it’s all situational around events/galleries etc. 🙂
This Nina Simone randition put against the backdrops of 20s Civil Right movement is a wonder “musical tone”. It links the sound of the 60s but places it in the context of the Shadow of the 20s in the West. I would like to go deeper and tap the “emotional level” of that. The theme of Race & Sexuality goes deeper in a Postmodernist response to Modernism.
Rough sketches on canvas starts to form…..the rest is just giving time a chance to mature the ideas …luckily my hands have a life of their own so I don’t get too cerebral.
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Dear cecilia, I just wanted to have the name of the author of the photo. It’s done, thank you. Link linkedin is not a me, it’s a homonym … I work for chanel (the best)!! lol. Take care. Pascal
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So….how is Chanel “the best” doing these days ….not as good as Trump’s “America” …. I hope ….lol.
Well…..this too shall pass……xo
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I appreciate very much that you use my personal photo, it was realized by Karl Lagerfeld for a film about Chanel. Could you have the courtesy of quoting the author and my name. Or I will be obliged to ask you for compensation for copyright. Thank you.Cordially.
Pascal Brault
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Absolutely Pascal. I will correct the source so it is linked to you and your former employer. I will also add you to the list of VIP contributors my blog:
https://ceciliayu.com/guests-bloggers/
And pls note that everything in my blog is Creative commons 3.0 not for profit.
https://ceciliayu.com/creative-commons-licence-3-0/
Your copyright is 100% yours. I make no claim to the visual contents that are linked from contribution by other artists.I am not using your creative work in any exhibition as this was merely used as a style guide.
Pls provide a link to your official website so I can do the backlinks. If that is okay?
If you are still unhappy with this please let me know and I will remove your image straight away.
Thank you for your kind feedback.
Respectfully
Cecilia
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Pascal I looked online for an official website of your work. There is not one! Is it okay if I linked your photo to your linkedin?
https://fr.linkedin.com/in/pascal-brault-10aa922b
If I do not hear from you, I will do that.
Thank you for letting me know.
**** Please note, I have a “no logo” policy so I do not place clickthroughs of brands unless your former employer offer to pay me…:) But I am unlikely to accept as they have nothing to do with Sustainable Arts and Cultural development for the Creative Free speech future of this planet! lol.
Bisou! Big hug. X ❤ C
P.S really sorry about the LV brand profit being associated with the preferred Gifts of Corrupt Big6 Communist Chinese officials. That must be hard! 😦
http://uk.businessinsider.com/louis-vuitton-forced-to-close-several-stores-in-china-2015-11
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Thanks for sharing Cecilia.
Good job on the Blog and range of topics you covered. and Of course the Art.
Fabulous.
LA
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Thank you so much Lee-Anne! I just saw this and I really send my best wishes to you and congratulations on Oscar representing Canada! XXOO
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