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A paper which looks at two works by modern artists - Kurt Cobain's Greenhouse, by Dalwood, and Afrodizzia, by Ofili - and considers them as specific examples of the way in which celebrities are portrayed. Bibliography lists 7 sources
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has in the past taken the form of portraiture which, despite Cromwells demand for "warts and all" has for the most part tended towards the respectful and even flattering, with
the occasional notable exception of items such as Sutherlands Churchill. The current trend, however, as exemplified by Dalwoods celebrity locations and Ofilis Afro-centred images, takes a somewhat different perspective on
the way in which celebrities are represented and their role in society interpreted. As Gauntlett (2005) notes, Dalwood has produced a series of works
portraying what he imagines to be the homes of various "celebrities and other iconic figures" (Gauntlett, 2005, PG) including Bill Gates bedroom and Maos study, as well as the locations
of the deaths of various well-known figures such as Brian Jones and Kurt Cobain. As Gauntlett states, Dalwood is quite emphatic about the imaginary nature of these scenes. He does
no research into the locations, and the bedrooms, studies, and so on are presented purely as the artist imagines them. Gauntlett also points out
that these images are intended to represent the publics view of the various locations: however, we can also see that such a view is directed and guided through the vision
of the artist. Dalwood has, in effect, set himself up as the "visualiser" of the publics imagination: this, he says, is what the ordinary person-in-the-street thinks of, when they imagine
Kurt Cobains last glimpse of the world before he died. Dalwood himself (2001) states that he is seeking to manifest the images developed from the "collective consciousness", rather than seeking
to portray accurate representations of his subjects. His aim is to produce a "collective idea of something iconic: something youd heard of, but hadnt . . got a picture for"
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