Student Example: Grief

Grief By: (student names)

Grief By: (student names)

Exhibition statement Exhibition statement

Nothing provokes the artistic sensibility like grief. Artists have always found a way to combat grave tragedy with grave beauty. Through these expressions of art you see that although grief is a strong and wretched emotion, beautiful works of art can still arise from it. There is a common theme throughout a lot of grief artwork and that is the depiction of people with their head looking down as though they just don’t know what to do anymore.

Nothing provokes the artistic sensibility like grief. Artists have always found a way to combat grave tragedy with grave beauty. Through these expressions of art you see that although grief is a strong and wretched emotion, beautiful works of art can still arise from it. There is a common theme throughout a lot of grief artwork and that is the depiction of people with their head looking down as though they just don’t know what to do anymore.

Sorrowing Old Man ('At Eternity's Gate') Sorrowing Old Man ('At Eternity's Gate') oil painting by Vincent van Goghoil painting by Vincent van Gogh

Angel of Grief Angel of Grief sculpture by William Wetmore Storysculpture by William Wetmore Story

Grief Grief By Nikolai BogdanovBy Nikolai Bogdanov

Grief Grief By Joseph LlimonaBy Joseph Llimona

A Portrait of Grief A Portrait of Grief By Edvard MunchBy Edvard Munch

PietaPietaSculpture by Michelangelo Sculpture by Michelangelo

Migrant mother Migrant mother Photograph taken by Dorothea LangePhotograph taken by Dorothea Lange

Photo of Korean soldiersPhoto of Korean soldiersTaken in Haktong-ni area of Korea, 28 August 1950 photographer unknown Taken in Haktong-ni area of Korea, 28 August 1950 photographer unknown

Photograph of man at 9/11 memorial Photograph of man at 9/11 memorial Taken by Justin Lane PhotographyTaken by Justin Lane Photography

Photograph of the Kennedy family after the assassination of John F. KennedyPhotograph of the Kennedy family after the assassination of John F. KennedyTaken by Stan Stearns Taken by Stan Stearns

References

Sorrowing Old Man('At Eternity's Gate') Oil Painting By Vincent Van GoghAngle of Grief sculpture by William Wetmore StoryGrief By Nikolai BogdanovGrief Sculpture By Joseph LlimonaA Portrait of Grief By Edvard MunchPieta, Sculpture by Michelangelo Migrant Women Photo by Dorothea LangePhoto of Korean Soldiers Taken in Haktong-ni area of Korea, 28 August 1950 photographer unknown Photo of man at 9/11 memorial Taken by Justin Lane Photography Photo of the Kennedy’s after the Assassination of JFK taken by Stan Stearns