This time it will be a famous artist, who in the 70s blazed trails in the new media not only experimented with form and content but by introducing an invigorating whiff of eroticism in the conceptual framework (together with urodziwymi models eat bananas and hot dogs staring lasciviously at the camera.) Among those tempting pictures, scandalous, licentious, which we know from history books to contemporary art, mostly reprodukownym is one of them, Arts Consumer (1972), now in the Museum of Art in (and there were many, much of the collection Starmach) - a series of lovely photographs blonde girlie, Ela M. and banana.
Her art is constantly governed by two main stems of life: Eros and Thanatos, and Monsieur Ronduda describes as her sensual conceptualism. Here is Natalia LL.
to write about her visit inspired me in Wroclaw. A few days ago I spent with her all day, sipping tea, cognac, chocolate snacking and talking about the past. Anxiety from contact with such a respectable figure in Polish art quickly resolved in a relaxed atmosphere of unfettered debate.
we came from Paulina to explore an area of \u200b\u200bactivity Natalia - performance, not completely understood by the public. Determining the chronology, the selection of pictures and videos accompanied by a mass of interesting history, which we deigned N LL. For example, this about Orlan - which initially was unremarkable dark-haired girl, then had a child's face, and a moment later she looked like an old lady.
Natalia LL is a unique personality and an enchanting conversationalist, which does not form a shell around himself unattainable lady, full of life, passions and plans for the future. Charmed us with its image, carefully pinned hair blonde in white short knitted dress and high heels.
Natalia LL told me that her art was in the 70s often criticized, misunderstood (even apologists do not fully grasp at the meaning.) As for censorship - there was a provision that "the art" should be seen (which, moreover, many artists at that time przydarzało). She said that when Gierek went to Sweden, on the cover of one of the Polish newspapers said could be seen Consumptive Art. It is worth mentioning what mechanism of action consisted of censorship in the late Gierek, ie in the second half of the 70s Culture functioned as a kind of safety valve. While some felt the painful effects of the regime (Radom, Ursus), others can travel to the West, make a brave show brave book or art. Power tends to turn a blind eye to the artistic excesses. Eroticism was denounced as contrary to appearances, as at present (the Polish films from the 70s, love art Michalina Wislocki, our product export to the east).
Natalia LL implemented a consumer Art and Art postkonsumpcyjną in the form of photo sessions in several scenes. Invited to cooperate with young girls, their faces photographed in an aura of discreet eroticism, with the objects of consumption kojarzonymi with sex. Analyzed the gestures and their role in communication, przystawalność imaginary realm to the real - automatism associations, which all are, staring at the girl sensually licking a banana. Most canned version of this work is in and submit 12 photographic shots. This is what is most interesting in this project - it leaves much room for interpretation, puts the viewer in confusion. Natasha shows us the passage of reality, which also belongs to the symbolic reality. The artist does not give the audience any clues. Leaves open room for maneuver when it comes to interpretation, it is difficult to talk about any kind of oppression. After all, the banana - a substitute phallus messing with some eternal order of authority - libidalnej, political, economic. It is part of the transition, quasi-sexual games.
She believes that art is not synonymous with life as it is an operation within complex semantic and morphological structures. And thus the transfer should be destroyed at her colloquial and schematic experience. In return, suggests in his art entries impossible to spell, or at least those whose performance is significantly hindered.
In Europe, the work has been accepted very well (in the United States provoked a slight stumbling block). At some point Arts ... was caught by a feminist discourse. Gislind Nabakowski, editor in chief, "Kunst Heute" interpreted it in a feminist perspective, as a subversive game and manipulate the cliches of femininity.
Cliches, which operate in respect of men to women is also dealing with Natalia (Lach-Lachowicz). Mimicznie redraw it for yourself the ancient fear of clichés wamp mordującym men, located in the specific expression of the signum lipstick to his lips and "is likely to attract terror" view from below. Theme vamp Horrorowego murdering men (...) can not be applied to completely disregard those images. For Natalia laughs. ("Heute Kunst", 1975, No. 9, Düsseldorf)
artist was irked xenophobia feminism, which not only was / is for the liberation of women as being trapped in a trap of their own gender. But it also believes that her commitment to feminism was important for women.
Natalia LL said that on home soil Arts ... was often condemned.
in 1975 in "Culture" appeared in the famous libel Kantor Pseudoawangarda damning growing movement neoawangardowy Poland (Andrzej Lachowicz retorted the term customs Borowski "Retroawangarda"). She was considered one of the exponents of embarrassing trend in Polish art, which caused "pollution field of art" to "an alarming degree." I quote for Borowski
: Pseudoawangarda is thus always amoral and aintelektualna. Despite attempts to take on various important issues of contemporary art, such as a communication problem or ephemeral - pseudoawangarda leaves behind no trace of the culture. Is ephemeral in the sense of the most common and life. (...) Pseudoawangarda as a phenomenon in the art is in agony at the moment appearance. ("Culture", 1975, No. 12, p. 12), Piotr Piotrowski
developed on a less controversial way pettifogging Decade (book on the art of the 70s in Poland). Examples of providing insight into how it looked in the desk of Art consumerist Polish soil. Otherwise
Natalia LL's work pick up the young today. It seems to me that it is more understood now than thirty years ago. Group Chief Justice and Karol in 2006, made a kind of reinterpretation of a classic work of Natalia LL. Recently
Arts Consumptive also appeared in a great book Gender Check. Femininity and Masculinity in the Art of Eastern Europe - catalog of the exhibition (Vienna, 2009, curator Bojana Pejić) on the topic of gender representations in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Looked, I would recommend a great thing. Because of the written
interview with Natalia LL's text is formed, which can be read at www.openarchive.pl , where he will soon punish the unique pictures of the artist's performances.
