This a documentary about the artist bob and roberta smith, in reality one person called patrick brill who has become renowned for his humorous, opinionated, polemical art works. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Make art not war top 5 popular studentsartists by jillian. Great prices on your favourite home brands, and free delivery on eligible orders. Leading contemporary artist, bob and roberta smith, invites 1618 yearold students nationwide to explore essential creative skills and to make new work in. Description poster featuring bob and roberta smiths make art not war, 1997. Bob and roberta smith is the pseudonym of the artist patrick brill. Make art not war has been created to encourage young people to.
Mar 29, 2017 please help artist bob and roberta smith celebrate that folkestone is an art school. All of the letters have outlines and simulated shadows. I specially love the make art, not war sign as i think this is a very powerful and important message to spread across and put inside peoples heads. Yet for an artist who is widely perceived to be anti. Leading contemporary artist, bob and roberta smith, invites 1618 yearold students nationwide to explore essential creative skills and to make. With my work i am writing words which relate to me in someway but i dont want to make any political statements or write about anything in particular as i am more interested in the process of writing each letter. Leading contemporary artist, bob and roberta smith, invites 1618 yearold students nationwide to explore essential creative skills and to make new work in response to the bold. Bob and roberta smith is the pseudonym of patrick brill, 55. We are going to think about letters in new ways and see if we can find letters in the world around us. Aug 23, 2015 patrick brill, aka bob and roberta smith, photographed in 2008. Early in his career he painted in a neoexpressionist idiom similar to that favoured by many wellknown artists during the 1980s.
At a time when the value of art education and creative experience needs to be boldly restated and defended, we want to showcase the huge fund of knowledge, skills and experience in our town. Bob and roberta smith floresent 1999 available for sale. With sensitivity, candour and a great deal of humour, bob smith, and his alter ego, roberta, ponder the nature and place of public art in todays world. The project was called make art not war, and some extraordinary work. Bob and roberta smith is the founder of the art party movement that seeks to better advocate the arts to government. Its just that its not an art tradition but a commercial one. A film that depicts the story of the art party, directed by the smiths with tim newton, will also be screened at the opening. Though shop signs are seldom painted now its still a form we recognise. Art make your own damn art is a representative example of the art for which bob and roberta smith is bestknown. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. He trained as a sign painter in new york and uses text as an art form, creating colorful slogans on banners and placards that challenge elitism and advocate the importance of creativity in politics and education. Oct 06, 20 bob and roberta smith embraces the assertion that art makes children powerful. Aug 03, 2016 bob and roberta collaborated with film maker tim newton to make art party the movie, which was released by corner house in the summer of 2014. Central to bob and roberta smith s thinking is the idea that campaigns are extended art works which include a variety of consciousness raising artefacts.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Bob and roberta smith make large signlike artworks to say what they care about. The graphic style of this work by british artists bob and roberta smith draws upon the techniques and traditions of sign writing. This film sets the tone and theme and will be the touchstone for students throughout the programme. My part in the public art revolution is an intimate account of this project, written in diary form. Patrick brill born 1963, better known by his pseudonym bob and roberta smith, is a british contemporary artist, writer, author, musician, art education advocate and keynote speaker. This is an approach to painting that is about immediate communication of a message. Bob and roberta smith bob and roberta smith is an artist who create signage art. A prolific writer, bill has authored more than eighty books and.
Make your own damn art a documentary about bob and roberta. Creative skills are fundamental for all of our lives. He uses signwriters block which makes the work look more like a sign board than a painting. Bob and roberta smith has been making waves in the art world for decades. Eamonn mccabeobserver has your election experience made you think differently about how you make art. Bob and roberta smith, make art not war, 1997 there is of course a very long tradition of text painting. Please help artist bob and roberta smith celebrate that folkestone is an art school. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. He was born in reading and studied at goldsmiths, university of london. Smith originally found the plywood panels in a skip. Why are children forced to choose between the arts. Protest posters protest art activist art make art how to make art terms. An artist, writer, author and musician, he is known for using text as an art form, notably in works such as make art not war and.
A visitor views make art not war by bob and roberta smith, on display at tate liverpool as part of constellations. The painting is one of a series of similar paintings which also feature humorous slogans advocating art over violence, such as easels not guns 1997 and paint not plastic explosives 1997. His best known works are make art not war, 1997, and letter to michael gove, 2011, a letter to the uk secretary of state for education reprimanding him for the. He is known for his slogan art, is an associate professor at sir john cass department of art at london metropolitan university and has been curator of public art projects, like art u need. War has a long relationship with art, there are war artists, war poets and war photographers, but what about peace sculptors and peace poets. Bob roberta smith is a signage artist in basic terms but doesnt just paint signs, in fact in the video he tells us that as far as the art of painting letters for signs goes, he is still a novice. There is of course a very long tradition of text painting. An open letter to the uks education minister published by the creative industries federation has been signed by 150 influential names, including bridget riley, jeremy deller, bob and roberta smith, penny martin and jefferson hack, addressing the dropoff in applications to creative subjects. Bob and roberta smith artist royal academy of arts. Born in london in 1963 educated at reading university and goldsmiths college, university of london. Artist bob and roberta smith invites students to create artwork.
Smith cited his father as the source of the works slogan, explaining that on his death bed he said to me, make art, not war. Poster featuring bob and roberta smith s make art not war, 1997. The artists best known works are make art not war 1997, when donald judd comes to our place 1997 and the controversial letter to michael gove 2011, a letter to the then uk secretary of state for education reprimanding him for. The short filmseries that follows this central film. The film follows bob over 3 years providing a unique insight into one of britains most important artists at work. I meet bob real name patrick brill at the press opening of his new show at the william morris gallery, entitled art is your human right. Bob and roberta smith has collaborated with print club and help refugees making her mark on katharine.
Bob and roberta smith stood for parliament against michael gove as an independant for the arts in 2015. Artists ruin it with jessica voorsanger, released 19 october 2019 1. Bob and roberta smith art makes people powerful 2015. Make art not war, bob and roberta smith, 1997 protest. One person shows include momaps1 nyc, hull city of culture, and moco montpellier france.
Bob and roberta smith biography the essential school of. There are war artists, war poets and war photographers, but what about peace sculptors and peace poets. He wants us to engage in the process of art making to, as he puts it, make your own damn art. This famous piece was created by patrick brill also known as bob and roberta smith in 1997. Make art not war is one of smiths famous pieces and consists of four words being painted onto recycled wood. He considers art an important element in democratic life, his work often taking the form of painted signs and creative, provocative protests with the central message that campaigning can be reimagined as art. In 20, he was on the uk museum of the year selection panel. Nick curtis joins him as he takes to the streets of. Make art not war, bob and roberta smith, 1997 tate. Bob and roberta smith influences and inspiration an the. Leading contemporary artist, bob and roberta smith, invites 1618 yearold students nationwide to explore essential creative skills and to make new work in response to the bold provocation.
The paint he uses is very pigmented which allows the paint to become matte and bold. In their first ever interview together, emma sumner talks to the siblings behind bob and roberta smith and the recent art party conference bob and roberta smith, or patrick brill, is an artist best known for his brightly coloured, tongueincheek reflections on art, politics and popular culture, painted in a unique typography. The choice of recycled and found materials is important to the artist, as it allows people to construct their own realities and organise their world differently. British contemporary artist bob and roberta smith b. His paintings, executed with sign makers paints and brushes on board, take the form of slogans, such as make art not war, now in the collection of the tate in london. The large, bold letters are mostly painted in black and dark blue, but one is orange and another is white. Furious about the state of education, patrick brill aka the artist bob and roberta smith is standing against michael gove in the election. Some of his pieces include make art not war and when donald judd comes to our place. Art as a human right and why creativity is pushed out of. Aug 23, 20 artwork page for make art not war, bob and roberta smith, 1997. Bob and roberta smith artwork titled make art not war, 1997 presented by richard heller gallery. Artist and activist bob and roberta smith, associate professor in fine art at the cass, is leading a nationwide initiative to get 1618 year old art students to make work responding to the question what does peace mean to you. Make art not war is a large, square painting on two plywood panels that are attached together by five wooden battens on the reverse.
To coincide with the realise of bob and roberta smiths debut single, heavenly films is proud to present john rogers wonderful documentary make your own damn art. Bob and roberta smith is a pseudonym for the british artist patrick brill, whose politically inflected art explores language and its ability to manipulate and inspire. A feature documentary about the work of bob and roberta smith, make your own damn art. He is best known for his painting make art not war in the tate collection and was recently made a royal academician. Art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk. In a talk given to the royal society of arts in 2011, smith related the following. Smith graduated with an mfa from goldsmith college, london, in 1993 and shortly thereafter chose his pseudonym, which references his sister roberta with whom he collaborated creatively in the early. His best known works are make art not war 1997 and letter to michael gove 2011, a letter to the uk secretary of state for education reprimanding him for the. This is something i cut for the wire magazine using footage from my ongoing documentary about.
Choose love by bob and roberta smith print club london. Bob and roberta smith, aka patrick brill, is a british artist and longterm campaigner for access to art education. His best known works are make art not war 1997 and letter. Nov 26, 2015 a documentary about bob and roberta smith. A visitor views make art not war by bob and roberta. His best known works are make art not war 1997 and letter to michael gove 2011, a letter to the uk secretary of state for education reprimanding him for. Make your own damn art works of art ra collection royal. Additionally, i think that bob and roberta smith have chosen a good media to use because the use strong bold colours with paint as this increases the strength and impact of the message.
Ultimately, the belief is that art makes people powerful. Make your own damn art, 2010 bob and roberta smith ra b. Aug 21, 2014 youd think that would be cause for the artist to celebrate. Bob and roberta smith artist bio and art for sale artspace. Begin activity in the classroom with the central make art not war film featuring lead artist bob and roberta smith. Patrick brill, aka bob and roberta smith, photographed in 2008. Like the campaigning work the exhibition presents, the title is as much a call to arms as a celebration of the power of creativity, and it seems a perfect fit for a space dedicated to the works of designercumartistcumpolitical campaigner william morris. Much of bob and roberta smiths work consists of political statements, and he aims to make a point with every piece he creates. Bob and roberta smith is the fictional name of the artist patrick brill obe. Highlihghts from the nations collection of modern art on november 24, 2016 in. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. His best known works are make art not war 1997 and letter to michael gove 2011, a letter to the uk secretary of state for education reprimanding him for the destruction of britains ability to draw. Goves replacement nicky morgans relative silence on the subject of the arts is telling.
Make art not war is a quote from an artwork that many of us have seen. Brill created the fictional duo bob and roberta smith as a playful reaction to the british medias obsession with art celebrities in the 1990s. Bob and roberta smith, or patrick brill, is an artist best known for his brightly coloured, tongueincheek reflections on art, politics and popular culture, painted in a unique typography. He occupies a unique position in the art world as an outsider who is a trustee of the tate gallery, an artist whose work appears in the guardian and also a school on the east end. Make your own damn art a documentary about bob and roberta smith.
Bob and roberta smith ra on printmaking and art education famous for his letter to michael gove, the artist bob and roberta smith ra talks about the value of art in the school curriculum and the importance of visual communication since the beginning of civilisation. Oct 16, 2015 bob and roberta smith ra introduces his new exhibition at the william morris gallery, and talks about why he thinks art is important both politically and on a universal human level. His best known works are make art not war 1997 and letter to michael gove 2011, a letter to the uk secretary of. His paintings, executed with sign makers paints and brushes on board, take the form of slogans, such as make art not war, now in. Artist and cass professor bob and roberta smith encourages young people to be creative about peace as part national 1418 now project. Make art not war is a new project by 1418 now and artist bob and roberta smith obe ra. The project was called make art not war, and some extraordinary work was made. This unusual move is also mirrored in bob and roberta smith s witty, irreverent approach to art and music. Best known work, make art not war, tate gallery collection. The creative persona of patrick brill, his work is explicitly political and uses studied craft letterwriting techniques to produce signs, banners and posters which convey his ideas. Art makes children powerful by bob and roberta smith aka artist patrick brill, b. Smith has explained, on his death bed he said to me, make art, not war. Bob and roberta smith see art as an important element in democratic life.
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