Iconography and Use of Urine in the History of Art

Authors

  • José Antonio Colón Fraile Universidad de Málaga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revvisual.v5.1833

Keywords:

Urine, Iconography, Fluids, Masculinity, Abyection, Body, Gender, Fertility

Abstract

We studied how the urinating action and the use of the own urine have been used as an element of artistic expression in different art throughout history disciplines. This tour was organized by subject indexes, from the simplest to the most complex images semiotically. Contemporary art deserved special attention by incorporating the use of the body and its fluids as examples of human fears and obsessions, characterized the appearance of urine by its radicalism and gender affiliation.

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Author Biography

José Antonio Colón Fraile, Universidad de Málaga

Doctorando en el Programa de Estudios Avanzados en Humanidades, Historia, Arte, Filosofía y Ciencias de la Antigüedad. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Universidad de Málaga

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Published

2018-12-12

How to Cite

Colón Fraile, J. A. (2018). Iconography and Use of Urine in the History of Art. VISUAL REVIEW. International Visual Culture Review Revista Internacional De Cultura Visual, 5(2), 81–88. https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revvisual.v5.1833

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018)

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Research articles

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