Kealy O'ConnorBorn in United Kingdom. Lives in: London
Central Saint Martins
I like to make work which makes a point, if my work makes you stop, and think then I have succeeded. My degree show work opened up a lot of questions about what offends people and why, eventually having to censor an image of bare breasts (with Page 3, which funnily had no complaints). I enjoy pushing the boundaries of what is considered acceptable, whilst satirising our grotesquely glamorous pop culture.
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Work of art I would like to makeWe're immersed in glossy, airbrushed, glamorous, perfect, happy, desirable images. So much so that we don't see how grotesque they really are. Smiles become Grimaces, sexy poses become stiffly contorted and out of proportioned limbs. Advertising is no longer just in between shows, but the logo on your friends new bag, the car your idol drives, the skin cream rumoured to be used by Beyonce or Angelina. The lines between the everyday and the Superstar are reported to have been blurred. You can be famous overnight, ask Chantelle Houghton, Amy Childs, or Susan Boyle. Jeremy Kyle and Simon Cowell are waiting for you with open arms. They yearn to share the joys of wealth and fame. If your family isn't dysfunctional enough, or your too attractive to make a good Britain's Got Talent star, why not take off your top and undo your bra? See how RICH Katie Price is? She's a business woman now! Don't worry about the fact half the population have their own pair of 'talent' because if you don't make it straight away, Big Brother awaits, and if all else fails, use your camera phone, leak a sex tape, better still, one with a footballer, or celebrity, it did the world of good for Kim and Paris!
If I were chosen, I would make work which explored and satirised a culture where morals and dignity are swapped for fast cars and big tits. |
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