Paul Chisholm Artist

"Provocation" Jesus had HIV, 2010 " Provocation is a work made in response to the words of Pastor Xola Skosana In South Africa. He made this statement to de-stigmatise those who are affected by HIV and AIDS, This work aims to bring these issues to light within the Art consuming community. Jesus did indeed suffer for our existence and he also loves each and every one of us despite our status. The Artists views on religion are; that it has a strong influence upon many cultures and communities and it can bring forth strong feelings and debates despite ones belief. The artist himself is non-religious and believes that there may or may not have been some fictitious man called Jesus, However the power to Provocate using Religious symbology, text or references has the power to make humanity consider the way it treats each other. Which is one of the over riding intentions of this young Artist. Andreas Serrano created " Piss christ " a photograph of Jesus on the...

http://bb-bodylanguage.blogspot.com/2011/04/male-art-comes-into-its-own.html MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011 Male Art Comes Into Its Own  Fifty years ago this book,  100 Artists of the Male Figure,  may have been considered an outrage or an affront. Few artists were working figuratively and fewer still were concentrating on men. Thirty years ago, this book might have been dismissed as a “gay” thing or a “guy” thing, as something relating to “coming out” or grandstanding. Thankfully those days are over.  Today, the most remarkable aspect of the book is not that it is only about men, but that it has tremendous range, expertise and emotion, even with the narrow focus. But maybe the focus is not so narrow. Men, after all, number about half of the 7 billion people on the planet, why shouldn't they have an art book (or many art books) celebrating themselves?  Furthermore, speaking as a heterosexual woman of a certain age, I frankly have to admit that I enjoy looking at men! As...

What? The Artists' Lottery Syndicate is a forty-strong collective of UK based artists who are joining forces to play  The National Lottery  over the course of a year, with the hope of hitting the jackpot. The Syndicate will run from 1 July 2010 - 1 July 2011. Why? As a reaction to the recession and its knock-on effect on arts funding, the Artists' Lottery Syndicate is a speculative new scheme for acquiring funds for artists. By utilising the element of 'luck', which plays such a central role in an artist's career, the Syndicate aims to explore the prevalent 'winner-takes-all' market of the arts, described by Hans Abbing in his book  Why Are Artists Poor? As well as these cynical undertones, playing on the 'lucky break' aspirations of many artists, the Syndicate also has a collective spirit. Inspired by the definition of a 'syndicate' as  a group of people 'joining forces', working together for a common goal , it aims to be a social ...

Mixed Messages: Visual AIDS at La MaMa Mixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words June 2 – July 3, 2011 Opening Reception:  Thursday, June 2 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM  La MaMa La Galleria  6 E. 1st Street New York City Mixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words  curated by  John Chaich  for  Visual AIDS , presents over forty text-based works by visual artists and designers whose reactions to and connections through HIV/AIDS reflect the contemporary moment’s tenor on the pandemic. From painting to print, sculpture   and installation, the featured works juxtapose publicly intended messages with deeply personal revelations, which are at once polemic and poetic, positive and negative, both in tone and form.  Featuring the artwork of over 40 artists and designers, including  General Idea, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Gran Fury, Deborah Kass, Glenn Ligon, Yoko Ono, Jack Pierson, Kay Rosen, David Wojnarowicz,  and Rob Wynne. and............ Paul...

A new limited edition book out now available on Blurb.com Hauntingly Beautiful new works by Paul Chisholm all created in 2010. Limited Edition of 50 copies. Preview below ... Hauntingly Beautiful Paul Chisholm by Paul Chisholm | Make Your Own Book

On friday night we had our opening of stairway to... at the untitled bcn gallery in Barcelona Spain. The show was a great night with lots people consuming massive amounts of Cava and sixty Mc Donalds burgers  !