Video: Return to the animal origin. Dog People by Gilly and Mark Shettner
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Australian authors Gillie and Marc Schattner seriously puzzled the public by presenting an exhibition "Return to the animal origin"consisting of 20 paintings and 5 sculptures depicting naked people with dog heads. "Filth, pornography and perversion," the public decided. And only a few realized that in this way the authors urge us, at least for a while, to get away from everyday worries and become closer to nature.
In order to understand what exactly the authors wanted to say with their works, it is worth rereading the explanation of Gilly and Mark: “Dogs do not wear Rolex”. They don't drive Jaguars. They don't count their accumulated air miles, they don't share portfolios, and they never read real estate articles on Saturday mornings. Dogs love to go for walks and sniff whatever comes their way. They enjoy sticking their heads out of the car window or catching a dirty tennis ball for the millionth time. They love it when their tummy is scratched. Dogs don't ask how much anything costs. They do not ask where you got it, whether it was the latest model, whether it was a special order, and whether you can afford it. The only thing they are interested in is what kind of feeling this thing brings."
“So the next time you're waiting for the next roundup, or wandering around Ikea looking for bookshelves, or getting stuck in traffic, or working late, think about it’s time to start thinking like a dog? Set iPad aside. Close the Twitter page. And scratch yourself. Or get some sleep. Lie on the grass. Make love to someone you like. Stop living in the material world and return to the animal nature."
Why was the dog chosen as the symbol of the animal world? The answer is simple: Jilly and Mark are happy owners of a golden retriever named Moby, from whom they learn not to get hung up on problems and enjoy simple things.
Gilly and Mark Shettner are a married couple and creative duo. Only Mark has an art education, while Gilly is self-taught. Personal exhibitions of the authors were held in Australia, USA, Singapore, Thailand, Belgium.
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