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Viotentia - Violentiae poster for a group exhibition at the Nocciano Art Museum

Violentia Violentiae

Group exhibition with works by 44 artists.

Museo delle Arti

Castello De Sterlich - Aliprandi

Largo Madonna del Piano

65010 Nocciano (I)

Inauguration Saturday 25th November, 5pm

Sunday 26 November & Sunday 3 December 10.30 - 13 / 15 - 18.30

Saturday 2nd December 15 - 18.30

Press

On the 25th November the world of culture comments on the International day for the elimination of violence against women. As part of the events I will present my painting Double Self Portrait in this exhibition.

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Double Self Portraits

Spesso si pensa che la violenza contro le donne sia solo fisica. Ma non è sempre così; ci sono pressioni psicologiche di come una donna deve comportarsi e presentarsi agli altri. In questi casi la violenza è autoinflitta. Ad esempio quando una donna (o una ragazza) smette di mangiare per essere magra e conformarsi a una bellezza stereotipata, presentata dai media.

Inoltre ci sono pressioni sociali e religiose, come la misoginia dei maschilisti, con i loro preconcetti sulla (presunta) superiorità degli uomini sulle donne, con l'aspettativa che le donne debbano rimanere non istruite e schiave dei loro mariti.

Il codice di abbigliamento estremista iraniano, non permette alle donne di vestirsi come vogliono.

La violenza fisica è usata per controllare le donne (e anche uomini) che non sono d'accordo con le "leggi" ingiuste che permettono la discriminazione, usate anche contro chi non è conforme alle aspettative di genere.

Ho dipinto questo quadro nel 1984, simulando corpi con dei manichini rotti. Un olocausto di plastica!

Ho dipinto me stesso seduto con questi manichini che sembrano vittime smembrate, cercando di identificarmi con le loro storie.

E ho sovrapposto il mio volto al corpo del manichino femminile per identificarmi con la mia parte femminile assopita.

(Ho realizzato questo dipinto quando il cambio di sesso era praticamente sconosciuto).

Le parti del corpo avvolte nella plastica, come avanzi impacchettati di orge di gang-bang (bunga-bunga).

I torsi senza gambe e senza braccia, simbolo dei giocattoli sessuali. Giocattoli di plastica per ragazzi di plastica.

Manichini gonfiabili usati da uomini come finti corpi di donne, oggetti per soddisfare il piacere sessuale.

Pratica offensiva verso il genere femminile e anche violenta.

"La violenza non è Mai accettabile."

It is often thought that violence against women is only physical. But this is not always the case; there are psychological pressures of how a woman should behave and present herself to others. In these cases, the violence is self-inflicted. For example, when a woman (or girl) stops eating in order to be thin and conform to a stereotypical beauty presented by the media.

In addition, there are social and religious pressures, such as the misogyny of male chauvinists, with their preconceptions about the (supposed) superiority of men over women, with the expectation that women should remain uneducated and slaves to their husbands.

Iran's extremist dress code does not allow women to dress as they wish.

Physical violence is used to control women (and men too) who disagree with the unjust 'laws' that allow discrimination, also used against those who do not conform to gender expectations.

I painted this picture in 1984 of broken dummies simulating bodies. A plastic holocaust.

I painted myself sitting with these mannequins that look like dismembered victims, trying to identify with their stories and superimposed my face on the female mannequin to identify with my sleeping female part. (I made this painting when gender reassignment was practically unknown).

The body parts wrapped in plastic, like packed leftovers from gang-bang orgies (bunga-bunga).

The legless and armless torsos, symbolising sex toys. Plastic toys for plastic boys.

Inflatable dummies used by men as fake women's bodies, objects to satisfy sexual pleasure.

A violent and offensive practice.

"Violence is never acceptable."

Paul Critchley

Diptych by Paul Critchley "Caution : Red Line"

Diptych by Paul Critchley "Caution : Red Line"

Diptych by Paul Critchley "Caution : Red Line" - detail

XXI Premio PescarArt

Juried group exhibition Bianco&Nero

with 70 national and international participants in 2 sections ~ painting/installation and photography.

l’Aurum, la Fabrica delle idee

Largo Gardone Riviera, Pescara (I)

Inauguration 9th December at 5 pm

9 - 16 December 2023

9:00 - 13:00 & 16:00 - 19:30

Caution : Red Line

diptych, oil on canvas on hardboard

175 x 50 cm closed, 175 x 100 cm open

Solo exhibition, 20 April - 18 May 2024

Galerie Brigitta Leupin

Musterberg 13

CH-4051 Basel

Switzerland

T. +41 (0)6 12 72 76 76

+41 (0)7 93 79 41 77

www.brigittaleupin.ch

The following galleries stock my paintings :

Galerie Honingen

Lange Tiendeweg 40

2801 LE Gouda

The Netherlands

Tel. +31 (0)1825 51366

www.honingen.nl

See an instagram video with my latest painting in Galerie Honingen:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Csb6qHQI9hp/

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Glorious Day'

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Glorious Day'

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley '"Where is it?" "That's a secret"'

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley '"Where is it?" "That's a secret"'

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Blue Mood'

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Blue Mood'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Aurora, Goddess of the dawn'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Aurora, Goddess of the dawn'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Nature's Sentinels'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Nature's Sentinels'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'My Prickly Neighbours'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'My Prickly Neighbours'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Simplicity: the antidote to a hectic life'

Diptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Simplicity: the antidote to a hectic life'

Galerie Hyna

Seestraße 17

D-83700 Rottach-Egern

Germany

Tel. +49 (0)8022 5870

www.galeriehyna.de

Galerie Späth

Wiesenstrasse 22

D-96450 Coburg

Germany

Tel. +49 9561 247688

www.galerie-spaeth.com

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Summer & Winter In The Mountains'

Triptych oil painting by Paul Critchley 'Summer & Winter In The Mountains'

Triptych by Paul Critchley : The Never Ending Waves Mark The Passage Of Time ~ 144 x 142 cm closed, 144 x 76 cm open

Triptych by Paul Critchley : The Never Ending Waves Mark The Passage Of Time `144 x 142 cm closed, 144 x 76 cm open

Triptych by Paul Critchley : Rock Pool `170 x 76 cm closed, 170 x 156 cm open

Triptych by Paul Critchley : Rock Pool `170 x 76 cm closed, 170 x 156 cm open

Triptych by Paul Critchley : Angst-ious Moment `170 x 75 cm closed, 170 x 155 cm open

Triptych by Paul Critchley : Angst-ious Moment `170 x 75 cm closed, 170 x 155 cm open

Castella Gallery

Barcelona

Spain

Tel. +34 648 709 594

https://castellagallery.com/

REVIEWS

What the press says…

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22.11.2023 Violentia Violetiae by Daniela Paties Montagner PaeseRoma

29.09.2023 Paul Critchley a Pesaro: la mostra all'Alexander Palace, Il Resto del Carlino

01.06.2021 Interventi ed erratiche esplorazioni sull’arte, Prof. Giorgio di Genova

09.09.2021 L’Immagginario 6, Il Centro

27.04.2020 Quintetto d’arte online exhibition curated by art critic Prof. Giorgio di Genova. Printed catalogue available.

01.01.2020 Il Giornale dell’Arte: Il meglio e il peggio - 15 art critics, art historians and curators select the best and the worst of 2019. Prof. Giorgio di Genova, art critic and historian of contemporary art, selects Paul Critchley as one of his three best artists of 2019.(p.33)

16.10.2019 TVO Fernsehen für Oberfranken : Coburg: Märchenfiguren aus Holz treffen auf britischen Humor, Interview at Galerie Späth, Coburg

18.03.2019 Allgemeine Zeitung, Nicole Weischeit-Zenz

12.08.2018 FALDUSFabrica, Associazione Borghi Autentici D'Italia

13.08.2017 PescaraPescara Quotidiano 'Paul Critchley dall-Inghilterra a Farindola'

17.12.2016 TGR Abruzzo, RAI 3, Paul Critchley granted honorary citizenship of Farindola

22.02.2016 Glarify Art Magazine, TOP 10 Galerien der Art Karlsruhe

17-21.02.2016 'A Sense of Place' at Art Karlsruhe

20-07-2015 Gli Scorci Mozzafiato di Farindola… Il Centro, Domenico Sanguedolce

24.01.2015 Sereno Variabile, RAI 2

Short Interview by Osvaldo Bevilacqua

23.10.2014 Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger

23.10.2014 WDR Localzeit aus Köln

05.09.2014 Artribune, In un mundo tutto mio wowogallery.com

01.09.2014 Percorsi d’Arte in Italia, Giorgio di Genova

05.09.2014 Arte.it

01.03.2014 Das Haus, Gaby Miketta

04.02.2014 Il Centro

21.12.2013 Premio Internazionale Lìmen Arte, Prof. Giorgio di Genova

30.10.2013 Art.Fair : Köln-Insight.tv

07.09.2013 40th Premio Sulmona

13.06.2013 Artribune, Serena Venzaghi - Basel Updates

12.06.2013 Swiss National TV News,

In the shadow of Art Basel

13.12.2012 NRC Handelblad, Kester Freriks

12.10.2012 Haagsche Courant, Frank Jensen

24.08.2012 Moco Loco, Sabine Modder

01/10/2011 Famous Magazine, Alanica 2011

17/08/2011 Artribune, Gianmaria de Lisio

29/07/2011 St Helens Star Kelsey Pilkington

15/07/2011 Moco Loco, Sabine Modder

02/07/2011 Art In Liverpool, Ian Jackson

14/01/2011 Manchester Evening News , City Life, Sarah Walters

14/08/2010 Il Democratico Giorgio D'Orazio

25/04/2010 Abruzzo Cultura

17/12/2009 Martin McDonald on The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize

21/03/2009 Moco Loco Sabine Modder

18/09/2008 Left to Write, collected writings, Patrick Hughes

01/05/2008 The Art Observer

10/04/2008 The Art of Ventura

15/04/2008 Liverpool Echo

01/02/2007 Foundations of Art and Design, Lois Fichner-Rathus

01/03/2006 Barcelona Metropolitan

01/02/2006 Pogovorim

21/03/2005 Moco Loco

11/10/2003 Eindhovens Dagblad

01/10/2003 Stadslicht Magazine voor Eindhoven

01/10/2002 Art News

24/01/2002 Khaleej Times Online

29/06/2000 L'essor Bigourdan

28/06/2000 La Nouvelle Republique des Pyrenees

28/06/2000 La Dépêche du Dimanche

21/12/1998 La Crónica

04/12/1998 Moscow Tribune & The Moscow Times

01/10/1998 Lift

14/09/1998 Stuttgarter Nachrichten

01/05/1998 Barcelona Metropolitan

08/11/1997 La Nouvelle Republique des Pyrenees

04/11/1997 La Dépêche du Midi

08/09/1997 Le Journal

27/04/1997 Female Focus

01/03/1997 L'Art. La Revista de Les Arts a Tarragona

22/11/1996 Leipziger Volkszeitung

27/09/1996 Mediterraneo

19/03/1996 Ideal de Andalucia

31/05/1995 Brisbane News

01/05/1995 Espiral de Las Artes

01/12/1994 Dimens Art

01/08/1994 Weekly Post

29/04/1994 Landeszeitung für die Lüneburger Heide

11/11/1993 Información

24/09/1993 El Punto de las Artes

22/09/1993 Bij Ons

17/09/1993 Costa Blanca News

07/05/1993 Costa Blanca News

18/03/1992 Hier in Spanien

21/05/1991 Journal de Fontvieille

12/01/1989 Dagblatt Voor Noord Limburg

28/12/1988 Brug

01/09/1988 Junge Kunst

15/07/1988 Kölnische Rundschau

16/09/1987 Rheinische Post

10/08/1986 Midi Libre

12/04/1984 St. Helens Leader

12/04/1984 St. Helens Star

29/03/1984 Manchester Evening News

08/04/1982 St.Helens Reporter

08/04/1982 Coventry Evening Telegraph

19/03/1982 Coventry Evening Telegraph

11/03/1982 St. Helens Star