Panem Et Circenses
by Susan Esbensen
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Title
Panem Et Circenses
Artist
Susan Esbensen
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"Bread and Circuses." A modern day visual parable. Since the days of Rome, and the Roman Satirical poet Juvenal (circa 100) the phrase "bread and circuses" was coined in Satire X. The culture of small distractions of leisure activity has been optimized. The focus has been not merely in satisfying the immediate shallow requirements of a populace but as a guise to drawing attention away from what is really going on in the world. There of course is a profit in all of this.
"Amusement has become an extension of labor under late capitalism." Horkheimer, Max; Adorno, Theodor W: Dialektik der Aufklarung Philosphische Fragmente. Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Verlag 16th edition, 2006.
Ross Lance Mitchell is the Director of Barnes-de Mazia Education and Outreach Programs for the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia juried "Panem Et Circenses" into the Ellarslie Open 33. The show is on display May 7, 2016 – June 26, 2016, at the Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park.
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Comments (27)
Ric Bascobert
I really like your style. I'm not sure which is my favorite. Maybe this one. It has great intrigue, composition, color. I like everything about it.
Randol Burns
Full of mystery and intrigue and could only be so the way your painted it with your great brushstrokes and texture. Love this Susan. F/L
Sharon Nelson-Bianco
Hi Susan, great interesting subject, colors and great brushwork. Love it! Best regards, Sharon LF
Carolina Liechtenstein
Reminds me of a music video I worked on for singer Brian Neil Hoff. We filmed in a traveling Mexican circus that visited Palm Springs.
Genevieve Esson
Mysterious and exciting work Susan! really love your art! Great colors and action! v/f
Randy Burns
Susan, what a powerful, evoking piece. I love all of your circus series of paintings. Mystery is a key to art for myself. Just love this and your paint application!
Jim Buchanan
This made me go to my books to see who of the old timers it looks like. This is very well done and has the look of impressionist from Europe. It's your own Susan, but in the spirit of that time. You should be proud of this.
Susan Esbensen replied:
Thank you Jim. It was not what I initially intended, but I do like the outcome. Its dark, abstracted nature!
Jim Buchanan
This made me go to my books to see who of the old timers it looks like. This is very well done and has the look of impressionist from Europe. It's your own Susan, but in the spirit of that time. You should be proud of this.
Jim Buchanan
This made me go to my books to see who of the old timers it looks like. This is very well done and has the look of impressionist from Europe. It's your own Susan, but in the spirit of that time. You should be proud of this.