{"id":172889,"date":"2025-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=172889"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:34:12","slug":"artists-words-and-language-make-for-beautiful-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=172889","title":{"rendered":"Artists, Words and Language Make For Beautiful Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d18f7697270653427348c6dd17fc830 wp-block-paragraph\">Many of us use words daily to convey some form of communication. We may write them down, speak to another, read words or even listen to them. Words are powerful, and when we use words to convey emotions, they carry even more weight. Artists have also often used them to express different perspectives on the world; instead of using paints, words have been utilized to &#8216;paint&#8217; a picture, too.&nbsp;Read more in: <em>Artists, Words and Language Make For Beautiful Art <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed9ec4a312db167ff1316801b0d956b1 wp-block-paragraph\">Image on left-hand side: Nora Turato, Photography Diana Pfammatter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6aa631e8a0c736280d71875331a184c5 wp-block-paragraph\">In 1912, the Cubist art movement (which represented their reality through a 3D perspective), first included printed letters and visuals in their art; a collage of textures, colours, shapes and words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c1fb4dcd0201cbf2c941232c0b5053e wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, adding letters was second nature for them and was quickly carried on into the world of modern art. While painting was the main medium for art, words spoke to everyone. Before many of the general public could read, paintings were a way to communicate ideas and stories. As reading became far more commonplace in different communities, words became a tool for all. Each word used in an artwork <em>can<\/em> be interpreted by the artist and the public, as is the painting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76727de48fbcbb2a629002cd8c56c728 wp-block-paragraph\">Once words were seen as a new way of &#8216;painting pictures&#8217;, they were used for many different purposes. Words could be placed anywhere in a piece of art, from graphic labels to even concrete poetry (a poem that concentrated on the form and shape of the poem, rather than its meaning). From narrative works, all the way to conceptual art and social comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d89ec94e788ddc6f4bfc72d22d0854ce wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1950s, text art developed through the work of collages. Ed Ruscha was one of the artists who became popular thanks to using text from everyday sources in his artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebadd7dc3958d14825522a9657f6618e wp-block-paragraph\">Known for his experimental paintings, he would incorporate words and sentences and use them in a graphic way within his artwork. His exploration of conceptual ideas, like the &#8216;noise and fluidity&#8217; of language, significantly influenced the Pop Art movement and the way future artists used words in their works.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RuschaGasolineStations.jpg?resize=548%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RuschaGasolineStations.jpg?w=548&amp;ssl=1 548w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RuschaGasolineStations.jpg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a5cec9926d5ce24cecbf542335651259 wp-block-paragraph\">Twentysix Gasoline Stations&nbsp;by&nbsp;Edward Ruscha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-358f397074b68cfb68aaadd7c4b9e2ff wp-block-paragraph\">While a man led the way, women took on the mantle and became the main artists to elevate the ideas of words in art.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9b73d4450462175abb9c3b3a2a0a52f wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1970s, American artist Barbara Kruger started to use words to denounce the development of mass media and consumerism; while searching how to transmit her ideas through different styles, the concept of words came up.  Her work initially used common phrases with photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d6735f9bd8d113c6f93abe552bc8ab91 wp-block-paragraph\">Then, towards the end of that decade, she came up with her signature style work by using large-scale images overlaid with text. She gave a purpose to found images by juxtaposing them with short, pithy phrases printed in specific fonts that would make her work recognised instantly. Within these works, her choice of words was used as a social critique.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BeliefDoubt_2012.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BeliefDoubt_2012.jpg?resize=580%2C433&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BeliefDoubt_2012.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BeliefDoubt_2012.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BeliefDoubt_2012.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-00f6f99290d960c777f34fa7d1a9045b wp-block-paragraph\">Belief+Doubt (2012) at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Barbara Kruger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3397c944dcd4fcb7af34b1012af219dd wp-block-paragraph\">At a similar time, another female artist, Jenny Holzer, also used her artworks in public spaces and displayed them on installations for all to see. The goal of her work was to raise political and social justice debates, whether via a billboard, a painting, an electronic sign or any other form of printed material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e02a21160d3d27eda10616f02a887505 wp-block-paragraph\">Through her installations, two interpretations could be felt, a personal one and a public one. This specific idea of multiple interpretations was one fo the reasons that made her artwork powerful<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jenny_Holzer_Guggenheim.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jenny_Holzer_Guggenheim.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jenny_Holzer_Guggenheim.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jenny_Holzer_Guggenheim.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jenny_Holzer_Guggenheim.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jenny_Holzer_Guggenheim.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jenny_Holzer_Guggenheim.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-657ad07bbed5c0bb70b94a87ab9cf6a2 wp-block-paragraph\">Jenny Holzer&#8217;s &#8220;Light Line&#8221; at the Guggenheim, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b3eabd0ba9efb9afe0bf9990be0ec677 wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1990s, another woman used words in an autobiographical and confessional artwork: Tracey Emin. The leading figure of the Young British Artists also used different media to convey words into her work, from sculpture to painting, even neon; words were included as a reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b885fa8b0d6e7f3a528649231fa2ed1 wp-block-paragraph\">Her emotional honesty throughout her work regarding her sharing of her personal life created an intimate space for the public, who may have related to such depictions through their personal interpretations of the words used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd958ab2dc63517c2daa70703da6c942 wp-block-paragraph\">More recently, words have been explored by Nora Turato. With her artwork, she explores the ephemeral and versatile nature of language itself, which is experienced every day as a collective &#8216;game&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.-NTU_56215_authenticity_haha_2024_nt.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.-NTU_56215_authenticity_haha_2024_nt.jpg?resize=580%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"contemporary art, nora turato, words, language, mixed media\" class=\"wp-image-172897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.-NTU_56215_authenticity_haha_2024_nt.jpg?resize=1024%2C594&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.-NTU_56215_authenticity_haha_2024_nt.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.-NTU_56215_authenticity_haha_2024_nt.jpg?resize=768%2C445&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.-NTU_56215_authenticity_haha_2024_nt.jpg?resize=1200%2C696&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.-NTU_56215_authenticity_haha_2024_nt.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b62757476c7b31b31f69ec87fd27e332 wp-block-paragraph\">Nora Turato Installation view &#8216;it&#8217;s not true!!! stop lying!&#8217;,              Spr\u00fcth Magers, Los Angeles, 2024 Courtesy of the artist and Spr\u00fcth Magers Photography Robert Wedemeyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-399263c2831bc3d73d046291762a0e58 wp-block-paragraph\">To do so, she creates mixed media by portraying everyday words that she considers<em> <\/em>loaded to catch attention and create a reflection. It can be done through performances, panels, installations, videos and more. Her unique mix of different media with words only captivates the audience to reflect on the languages that communities use to talk to each other daily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8.-stedelijk_escalator_02_HQ.jpg?resize=580%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"contemporary art, nora turato, words, languague, mixed media\" class=\"wp-image-172898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8.-stedelijk_escalator_02_HQ.jpg?resize=1024%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8.-stedelijk_escalator_02_HQ.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8.-stedelijk_escalator_02_HQ.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8.-stedelijk_escalator_02_HQ.jpg?resize=1200%2C838&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8.-stedelijk_escalator_02_HQ.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-02db3b9a48c7233b6cf2d45b442e0130 wp-block-paragraph\">Nora Turato Installation view                                                              &#8216;IN SITU #1 &#8211; Nora Turato: I hear you, I hear you.&#8217; ,                                                                           Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2024 Photography Claes Storm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d76085c5b5724924d6cdf429514e806f wp-block-paragraph\">It will be the first time Nora Turato will do a solo presentation: pool7, in the UK. The artist will be exhibiting her new exhibition with several performances at the Institute of Contemporary Arts from April 9th to June 8th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b06c678b008c0d5582b1d81b0c1c1702 wp-block-paragraph\">This time, words will be displayed through graphic design, writing, videos, and sounds made from the curation of samples from sources such as media headlines, books, discussions, advertising, online speeches, and content.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.-NTU_55548_sleep_-its_good_for_you_2024_C.jpg?resize=580%2C709&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.-NTU_55548_sleep_-its_good_for_you_2024_C.jpg?resize=838%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.-NTU_55548_sleep_-its_good_for_you_2024_C.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.-NTU_55548_sleep_-its_good_for_you_2024_C.jpg?resize=768%2C938&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.-NTU_55548_sleep_-its_good_for_you_2024_C.jpg?resize=1200%2C1466&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7.-NTU_55548_sleep_-its_good_for_you_2024_C.jpg?w=1228&amp;ssl=1 1228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4f666358cbc277920ddc98d954e1c56e wp-block-paragraph\">Nora Turato sleep \/&nbsp;it&#8217;s good for you!                                               2024 Vitreous enamel on steel (4 parts) 242 x 192.5 x 3 cm.      Courtesy of the artist and Spr\u00fcth Magers Photography Robert Wedemeyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd43206c826db5718ddde9e7e373cb0a wp-block-paragraph\">While her topic of interest is the same as her previous pool of work, many different questions are being raised by Turato\u2019s new work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0b34ea1c39e44ebd0afba4d58601658 wp-block-paragraph\">What creates communication? How do we express ourselves? What is the role of language in a community? An even more personal take is given to this experimental work, bringing to the public an emotional connection with language, personally and collectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12.-pool7ica.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12.-pool7ica.jpg?resize=580%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12.-pool7ica.jpg?resize=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12.-pool7ica.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12.-pool7ica.jpg?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12.-pool7ica.jpg?resize=1200%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12.-pool7ica.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7eacc9c10ec0684a7779d15c29cefd25 wp-block-paragraph\">Nora Turato, pool7, 2025, image courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-168b69ec0a1aed22109ca35d8e94c4d0 wp-block-paragraph\">Words seem to have always been of interest for the artists as well as communities. They can be interpreted in many different ways and define everything in our surroundings. Including the beauty of language into art creates an art work in which words also become art, thanks to the experiments of all these artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9deb2a45475df876d7d238fb15c65a3 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ica.art\/exhibitions\/nora-turato-pool7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nora Turato:&nbsp;<em>pool7<\/em> <\/a>at the Institute of Contemporary Arts April 9th June 8th 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c62900b8d4e006626359299dca9540f1 wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed reading <em>Artists And Language: When Words Become Art<\/em> then why not read <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/waltz-your-way-through-the-grandeur-of-potted-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4271f5c084a393b3805c103de1116fb2 wp-block-paragraph\">.Cent Magazine London,&nbsp;<strong>Be Inspired;&nbsp;<em>Get Involved<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ab710cf8c468622e0769e4dc7d6d8ac wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us use words daily to convey some form of communication. 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