Gilbert and George combine photographs with sculptures to create living artwork. Their work addresses social issues, male form, etc. They work boldly to make a statement, and seem to want to be very in your face with their work. Make you pay attention, make you think, make you care about the issues. Their use of bold words make you notice, you can't walk past these artworks without stopping to understand.
They insert themselves in their art pieces which is a bold move not all artists do. I think maybe they do this to immerse themselves in each issue they are fighting against. They create art for all, fighting for rights of all people, women, men, all races, and working to break norms. They use bold colors and images to bring you into another world that may have existed or may never have. Either way, when looking at these images together you can't help but want to understand their message.
https://whitecube.com/artists/artist/gilbert_and_george
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