Unstuck: ‘War artists without a war’

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Unstuck: ‘War artists without a war’
Author: Gough, Paul (26 October 2021)
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Abstract

"Fortunes of War evolved through an enquiry led (pre-internet) approach that focused on a Lamarkian preoccupation with the potential impact of an environment on collective and individual behaviour. The intention was to create anticipatory photographic images. A ‘retention vanish’ approach to composition placed the emphasis on framing the subject of the image from the perspective of the distraction and not the scene. Through this an attempt was made to counter pre-occupied states of mind, circumventing a censorship of expectation relating to the form of both the work itself and significantly that of its maker."

Publication details
Status:
Published
Refereed:
Yes
Title:
Unstuck: ‘War artists without a war’
Publisher:
Intellect
Number of Pages:
160
Page Range:
pp. 50-60
ISBN:
9781783209040
Creators:
Gough, Paul
Editors:
Lesdema, Eric and Cramerotti, Alfredo
Contributors:
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Official URL:
https://www.intellectbooks.com/fortunes-of-war
Subjects:
Art History
Cultural History
Creative writing
Photography
Additional Information:
Like any other profession, the armed services have their own terms and typologies, some more terse than is customary. However, perhaps more than others, the military employ a euphemistic turn that blends understatement with colourful irony: shooting one’s own side in error is called ‘friendly fire’; ‘fatigue duty’ is labour assigned to men that does not require the use of ‘arms’; running away is never ‘retreat’ but ‘strategic withdrawal’. Military conflict, asserts the indomitable Paul Fussell, is laced inevitably with irony.
Keywords:
Memory, Photography, Commemoration, Camouflage, World War One, war artists, peace studies, activism
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