Monday, September 20, 2010

WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH. ART THAT DEMANDS WE THINK.


Francois Robert, Photography



When Francois Robert unexpectedly acquired a human skeleton in the 1990s, he knew he had to do something wonderful with it. Several years later when the economy collapsed and he found himself with time on his hands, Robert finally settled on a project: powerful anti-war images spelled out in human bones.

war spelled out in human bones on black background

The series of photographs is entitled “Stop the Violence,” and it uses human bones as a reminder of the consequences of violence. Each sculpture is five to six feet wide and took Robert a full day to assemble. The images are all grippingly powerful: weapons, religious symbols and words that bring to mind the destruction that is left behind after war. - Existing Visual.

jolly Rodger and dollar sign in human bones on black background



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