Sickness And Death In Works Of Art

Disease and death are two inevitable phenomena in life.Since ancient times,people have been thinking and exploring about illness and death,and the same is true of artists.The pain caused by illness and death,from life and death farewell to being hard to eat and sleep,affect people throughout their lives.Artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres is a special artist who has two other identities besides the artist,a homosexual and an AIDS patient.With his unique artistic language,he shows us his themes of illness,death and love.Much of his work revolves around his deceased lover.It involves love for the dead.From his works,we can feel that thinking about sickness and death is rooted in love and nostalgia for life...