Les deux trains
Luis Alvarado
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,590 $4,472
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Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,590 $4,472
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,789 $1,610
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,600
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,522
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,084
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
Painting - 74 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,180
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,450
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$760
Painting - 80 x 120 x 6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2.4 inch
$3,238
Painting - 160 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 82.7 x 0 inch
$20,057
Photography - 61 x 41 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$680
Painting - 54 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,472
Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,677
Painting - 121.9 x 92.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 36.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Painting - 135 x 155 x 6 cm Painting - 53.1 x 61 x 2.4 inch
$6,541
Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,578
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,248
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,565
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$358
Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$704
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$358
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$358
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$3,522
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,062
Who doesn't dream of an ideal society, where everyone would live happily and in perfect harmony? The word "utopia" was coined by the writer Thomas More in 1516 in his eponymous novel. In this book, he describes an imaginary island and presents the way that it's run as the ideal way to govern a society. Although the term is a neologism, derived from the Greek word for "nowhere", the concept of a paradise dates back much further. Plato, for example, wrote about it with his city "Callipolis". The word gradually evolved into its current meaning of a perfect world, with an underlying implication that such a world is unattainable. In this sense, utopia allows us to reflect on the gap between reality and fiction, and on the possibility of moving towards this idealistic goal.
Artists, on the other hand, generally try to create liveable utopias. Driven by the Industrial Revolution and the rise of modernity, many architects such as Le Corbusier, Boullée and Ledoux have looked at urban planning and the concept of the ideal city, with their ideas often being influenced by Rousseau's social contract. In this ideal city, life and work would be separated, slums would not exist, and overpopulation would no longer be a problem. However, these were unachievable ideas and the social problems they wanted to eradicate remained over time. Artists have also evolved, and their relationship to utopia has also developed. They now question the utopian ideologies of the past in order to assess their relevance today, which Mark Titchner has done, for example. Artists are also trying to develop their own utopian communities, and are engaging more and more in social issues to try to create a better world through their artworks and performances.
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