"All our work of art is a love letter visual by us to you "(Gilbert & George, January 1999)
Gilbert first studied in Italy, the School of Art in Selva di Val Gardena / Wolkenstein and then in Austria, Hallein School of Art, and finally in Germany at the Academy of Fine Arts in Monaco. George attended the Dartington Adult Education Centre, the Dartington Hall College of Art and the Oxford School of Art
In 1967, Gilbert & George met at St Martin's School of Art in London. Since 1968 living and working together in London. Anticipatory in choosing the unconventional stage for their talent, moving to the district workers Spitalfield, and now are opposed to the art elite: call their house "Art for All" and call themselves "living sculptures". Their work has long been imposed around the world, as evidenced by the major venues that have hosted and continue to do so: National Art Gallery, The Shanghai Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art in Lugano, l ' exposure-event Documenta in Kassel, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Bern, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Florence Biennale.
Art for all: the phrase slogan, used since the beginning of their partnership existential, artistic, best summarizes the rationale for the artistic work of Gilbert & George. The main objective of their work is from the outset to produce an art of high-impact communication, aimed at overcoming the traditional barriers between art and life and to analyze in depth the human condition. They are therefore interested in covering all types of human experiences investigating the fears, obsessions, and the emotions they feel, especially when individuals are confronted with strong themes such as sex, race, religion and politics. Themselves, with their experience, the first to undergo such scrutiny, a view that sees the artist and the artwork that tally: "To be living sculptures is our lifeblood, our destiny, our adventure, our disaster, our life and our light "say the two artists, showing in problem of the relationship between art and life the centerpiece of their poetry.
The exhibition is also a key element of their vision of art: the exhibition is, in fact, part of the work and aims, firstly, to disrupt the space especially from the point of view of the scale and, second, to destroy the sanctity of the work, bringing it into life, making it a part of life.
clarifier of the logic behind their global understanding of art is also a refusal to sign the artists' individual works and the adoption of "common signature" Gilbert & George: This is not only a rejection of the separation of roles, but a thorough review of the concepts of identity and individuality. The choice of signature affirms the universality of a common act, what is the basis of artistic creation, which rejects the individualization and, once again, recalls the motto: "art is for everyone."
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