05-12-2010, 04:47 PM
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Getting it.
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“We Are Meat”: An Artists Proposal by Jonathan Cadavid
Jonathan Cadavid`s work has a harsh appearance to some – and perhaps even nauseating to others. However, what cannot be denied is the depth of concept and in its delivery the presence of poignance and stimulation toward a deeper conscious interest in the art. That is what his work brings to what is perhaps an ambivalent world of Colombian art.
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Cadavids work is not really about meat – not our flesh nor that which we eat, although that that may seem to be central to his proposition – but about the fundamental question that intrigues us all: Of life and death – and beyond.
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“Let us visualize for a moment our own body laid upon a butchers table available to be seen and touched by anyone. A butcher presents each of our limbs; each part of body will be weighed and measured as merchandise. The image is not familiar, but it is possible, isn’t it? If our constitution is primarily made up of the same meat and bones as those of a pig, in some cases with the same percentage of fat and perhaps of the same taste, it is equally possible that a pig transcends meat and once its body is dead, its spirit goes to a place that is somewhat different than our intestines. To think in this manner scares us, but it makes us more conscious of our mortal condition, we perceive life differently and even may value animals more. We are pretentious and do not accept animals as our equals, but then, those that know how to should defend them.”
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