[New post] DAILY ART FIX: Empty Spaces -‘The Wall’ Artist Gerald Scarfe on Selling His Pink Floyd Archive

Richard Bledsoe posted: " Art world links which caught my eye… We Don't Need No Education: From Gerald Scarfe's Iconic Art for The Wall Pink Floyd's concept album The Wall is a case where the music is inseparable from the imagery on the gatefold record. Artist Gerald" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on THE REMODERN REVIEW DAILY ART FIX: Empty Spaces -'The Wall' Artist Gerald Scarfe on Selling His Pink Floyd Archive by Richard Bledsoe Art world links which caught my eye… We Don't Need No Education: From Gerald Scarfe's Iconic Art for The Wall Pink Floyd's concept album The Wall is a case where the music is inseparable from the imagery on the gatefold record. Artist Gerald Scarfe created a scratchy, distorted dystopia in illustration and animation to accompany the haunting songs of alienation, loss and power. In 2019, Scarfe decided to part with his collection of artwork for the album. Working off the musical landscape and the backstory [Pink Floyd bassist Roger] Waters established, Scarfe — a political cartoonist by trade with a flair for darkly comic caricature — developed The Wall's iconic imagery and characters, a twisted menagerie that would keep the attention of concertgoers while Pink Floyd literally built a wall between themselves and the audience: the Marching Hammers, the boogeyman Teacher who feeds his dead-eyed children to the meat grinder, the anus-mouthed Judge and the main character Pink, an unformed human that Scarfe's animation tosses around like a marionette dummy untethered from its strings. "We couldn't just have a blank wall sitting there," the artist said. The Bleeding Heart and Artist Gerald Scarfe with His Creations Read the full article here: ROLLING STONE - Empty Spaces -'The Wall' Artist Gerald Scarfe on Selling His Pink Floyd Archive ************** I don't fundraise off of my blog. I don't ask for Patreon or Paypal donations. If you'd like to support the Remodern mission, buy a book. Or a painting.  Learn more About My Art: Visionary Experience My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life. Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART Visit other posts for more commentary on the state of the arts. Please send any inquiries to info@remodernamerica.com. Thank you! This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Richard Bledsoe | August 31, 2021 at 12:53 pm | Tags: Art, Gerald Scarfe, Pink Floyd, The Wall | Categories: Article, Artists, Daily Art Fix, Music | URL: https://wp.me/p3zaVi-1Bs Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from THE REMODERN REVIEW. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://remodernreview.wordpress.com/2021/08/31/daily-art-fix-empty-spaces-the-wall-artist-gerald-scarfe-on-selling-his-pink-floyd-archive/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com