Pride Month: 10 Artists Who Celebrate Diversity and Love Through Art
Jun 25, 2024
Art is a reflection of human diversity and, on the occasion of Pride Month, at RedCollectors we want to highlight 10 artists who have enriched the art world with their committed search for inclusivity and love.
Challenging norms, celebrating diversity and advocating for the rights of the LGTBIQ+ community, through her works her works invite us to reflect on the richness of the human experience and the importance of acceptance.
Francesco Vezzoli
Francesco Vezzoli (Italy, 1971) uses ancient models to create contradictions with common culture and reflect on the power of contemporary popular culture and sexuality. By faithfully emulating formats from various media, such as cinema and advertising, he addresses the concerns of contemporary culture. current theories on the fundamental ambiguity of truth, the seductive power of language, and the instability of the human person.
Guillermo Perez Villalta
The eyes of desire , 1990, painting, 46 x 70 cm
Guillermo Pérez Villalta (Spain, 1948) is a Spanish artist recognized for his skill in painting, sculpture and architecture. He is considered one of the most influential artists on the Spanish art scene since the 1970s. His artistic style combines elements of classical culture with popular culture and the most current issues of contemporary society.
Pilar Aymerich
First authorized carnival... , 1973, photograph, 24 x 18 cm
Pilar Aymerich (Spain, 1943) is a Spanish photographer whose work is best known for her photographic documentation of citizen protests during the Transition period and the Catalan Women's Days. Pilar's gaze penetrates in a natural but rigorous way when taking portraits, both of the people on the street during a protest and of the cultural personalities of the moment who pose for her.
Hair and Carceller
What a body can do (Perla) , 2020, photography, 50 x 60 cm
Cabello and Carceller are a contemporary artist duo formed by Helena Cabello (Paris, 1963) and Ana Carceller (Madrid, 1964). In their work they explore issues of gender, identity, sexuality, power and politics. Although imbued with contemporary theory, mainly but not exclusively feminist and queer theory, Cabello and Carceller maintain an independent political stance from which they analyse the sexual politics of space and the socially imposed mechanisms of representation that permeate cultural spheres.
Jose Antonio Vallejo
More Love , 2020, drawing, 38 x 56 cm
The multidisciplinary work of José Antonio Vallejo (Spain, 1984) focuses on the construction of one's own identity through play and toys, using his experience of love as a basis. His work seeks to show the silent catastrophes of ordinary people, and uses a variety of artistic media, including drawings, objects, videos, performances and installations.
Fabrizio Corneli
Rame e acciaio , 2023, installation, 25.5 x 22 x 24 cm
Fabrizio Corneli (Italy, 1958) is an artist renowned for his use of expressive language, which he uses to explore the interplay between light and shadow. Through surprising effects of refraction, decomposition and anamorphosis, he immerses the viewer in a purely perceptive experience. His works emerge as unpredictable revelations inspired by classical statues or elements of nature in an empirical way, and he works with all subjects.
Martin Parr
Martin Parr (United Kingdom, 1952) has established himself as one of the most successful documentary photographers in the world. His art highlights the peculiarities and weaknesses of individuals and societies through images charged with sarcastic and often biting humour. He portrays diversity and the way in which people present themselves, express themselves and love each other in a context that imposes nudity such as the beach.
Javier de Juan
The next morning , 2020, painting, 112 x 76 cm
Anne-Lise Coste
Dear Love , 2015, drawing, 82.5 x 62.5 cm
Anne-Lise Coste (France, 1973) is a Swiss artist born in Marseille, France. She often uses writing as an integral part of her artistic practice, incorporating poetic and political texts into her works. She has also explored themes such as memory, feminism and cultural criticism in her work. Considered by the artist as representing the freedom of childhood, but also of resistance, this combination sheds a light on both the violence of our society and the beauty of the world.
Francisco Rodriguez Pino
Child , 2023, painting, 35 x 45 cm