Memento Mori or Remember that You Will Die in Latin is, beside an actual concert tour and album name for the band Depeche Mode, an exhibition that focuses on the themes of life and death. The Latin phrase “memento mori” is a notable example, juxtaposing symbols such as skulls, wilting flowers, pale, transparent faces and wealth to represent the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death. But what is “memento mori” for artists. Are there any other symbols of death, not being exposed or exploited so much. I doubt there is. The death is in general the most explored subject in art, especially in contemporary art. It is almost impossible to bring out any other artistic symbol in order to represent death or passing. The truth is, artists has always been exploiting death, not just literal, but actual death of soul, or death of moment, death of love, art or personality. It can be a powerful reminder of the fleeting nature of our presence, a source of comfort and inspiration, and a reminder that passing is a natural part of life. In all our life, this mortal coil has been utterly explored. Well, this art call is about “memento mori” and it is about the exploitation of passing. What makes life worth living then and how it inter-connected with passing, and how does artists cope with the inevitability of death? In his “Aesthetics” Hegel wrote art’s obituary where he says: “Art, considered in its highest vocation, is and remains for us a thing of the past. Thereby, it has lost for us genuine truth and life, and has been transferred into our ideas instead of maintaining its earlier necessity in reality and occupying its higher place” Hegel declares the end of art at a moment near where we might declare the beginning of our understanding of it, with the recognition of what art was and the devotion of intellectual activity, all a way to the interpretation of its significance. But the hundred years or so previous to his statement, art served its highest vocation, as a way to express our understanding of reality.
Memento Mori Exhibition is an international juried group exhibition open to artists ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional, traditional, and non-conventional art media, digital and film photography, video, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, collage, drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, pencils, pen and ink, arts and crafts, etc…all this is welcome for submission.
Submission Deadline is July 15th, 2023 and it is online exhibition from August 1st, 2023 – September 1st, 2023. Curator’s Choice and Director’s Choice, and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded and featured in the online gallery. Curators Choice and Directors Choice are invited to submit three free entries into three calls for entry of their choice. Honorable Mention recipients will receive one free entry into one call for entry of their choice.
There is a $20 entry fee, used to support advertising, promotional materials, and administrative costs. Apply via our website’s submission form, Entrythingy, or SmarterEntry.
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