Terribly Wrong by Tracey Emin

Terribly Wrong 1997

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Copyright: Tracey Emin,Fair Use

Tracey Emin made this raw, pale drawing, probably in the 90s. The text and image are immediately disarming. The blue line seems to scratch into the surface, quick, gestural. It's interesting to think about drawing as a process. The immediate and rudimentary line implies speed, like an intimate confession made in the heat of the moment. The lines defining the body are vulnerable; the pose contorted. Notice how the body echoes the text. Look at the way the word 'wrong' seems to almost physically press down on the figure. There's something so exposed and honest about Emin's work. It makes me think of other artists who use text in their work, like Jenny Holzer or Barbara Kruger, but Emin's is much more raw, more personal. It embraces the messy, uncomfortable aspects of being human. It suggests that art can be a space for vulnerability, and that's what makes it so powerful.

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