The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act. — Marcel Duchamp
The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.
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Bob Kessel with Print
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To many, art is seen as nothing more than home decor, something to match the sofa. Bob Kessel has created an art series with pictures of art above furniture.
Pictures shown below can be purchased as a signed and numbered limited edition original fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for prices and availability.
RED ROOM, BLUE ROOM by Bob Kessel
PARLIMENT IN THE LOO by Bob Kessel
WHITE CHAIR, BLACK CHAIR by Bob Kessel
GREEN CHAIR GREEN ART, RED CHAIR, RED ART by Bob Kessel
Viewer reacting to “GOKKUN” by Bob Kessel
A Yahoo search for the Japanese loanword HENTAI produces over 7 million hits – more than twice that of better known loanwords such as SAMURAI, GEISHA or SUSHI. This astonishing number is evidence of the popularity of a genre of erotic MANGA and ANIME referred to as HENTAI by western fans. HENTAI is an artistic expression of pornography in Japan. As opposed to photographic erotica, they allow full use of the imagination as well as scenes that run counter to accepted society and culture. Elements of sexual fantasy are represented in ways that would be impossible to film. This is not without precedent in Japan. During the Edo Period, which was the heyday of ukiyo-e wood-block prints, ukiyo-e had a pornographic variant, called SHUNGA, which also had scenes that were sometimes surreal.
“BOUND FOR GLORY”
The new Bob Kessel art series, “HENTAI”, is a candy colored swirl of pastel pinks and purples. Young Japanese uniformed school girls with dayglo colored hair and giant eyes populate this lusty world of passions fulfilled. The Hentai series is available as limited edition fine art prints.
Bob Kessel with Paintings
To experience without abstraction is to sense the world; To experience with abstraction is to know the world. These two experiences are indistinguishable; Their construction differs but their effect is the same. Beyond the gate of experience flows the Way, Which is ever greater and more subtle than the world.
CONFUCIUS print by Bob Kessel
Bob Kessel has a new art series “Chinese Philosophers” with pictures of Lao Tsu, Confucius, Mencius, Wang Yang Ming, Su Tung Po and more. These pictures are available as signed and numbered limited edition fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for pricing and availability.
Confucius (Chinese: 孔夫子); 551 BC – 479 BC was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese thought and life.
His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism (法家) or Taoism (道家) during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism (儒家). It was introduced to Europe by the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinise the name as “Confucius.”
MATISSE GOLDFISH by Bob Kessel
Bob Kessel has created an art series titled, “Something Fishy”. It features pictures based on the works of Henri Matisse like the picture “MATISSE GOLDFISH” shown above. These pictures are available as signed and numbered limited edition fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for pricing and availability.
Henri Matisse, born in 1869, is regarded as one of the great formative figures in 20th-century art, as well as the leader of the Fauve group. Fauvism is defined as an early-20th-century movement in painting begun by a group of French artists and marked by the use of bold, often distorted forms and vivid colors. Matisse was associated with this group due to his use of vivid colors, as well as his unusual style of presenting objects. Many critics at this time called him, as well as other artists with similar styles, a disgrace for art and therefore called them ‘The Fauves’. The Fauves means ‘Wild Beasts’, a name that the artists of the group accepted with pride. The main goals of the artists in this movement were to break away from the rigid Impressionist movement, and begin using bolder colors, as well as their own interpretations of shapes. The work of Matisse is based on the principals and possibilities of ‘leaving out’. The human mind can fill in what is missing in the painting, like dimension, details and plastical forms. The Fauves expressed their feelings of joy for life and joy for art and painting. Fauvism paved the way for future styles of art, and was considered radical in the early 20th century.
