ART PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOMONTAGE ART

NEW PROVOCATIVE WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTIST VAVA VENEZIA DELLERT 2023

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Contemporary Provocative Art Inspired by Masters like Gottfried Helnwein and Jake and Dino Chapman We should never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides Reflections in Art: The Evils of Extremism and the Power of Unity The theme of our exhibit revolves around the egregious harm inflicted by extreme ideologies, a darkness that stains our past and still casts shadows on our present. Some of my images are scary as the world is a scary place As the artist of these powerful images, my intention is to remind us all of the intense pain that such attitudes have inflicted upon humanity. Through these artworks, I am unmasking the faces of racism, xenophobia, and intolerance that dominated and fuelled the vile machinery of the Stalin and the Hitler regime and the Holocaust. In the words of Primo Levi, an Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor, "It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say." (Levi, 1986) This sentiment mirrors the purpose of my artwork. They echo the voices of the innocent children brainwashed into an ideology of hatred, of parents led astray, of the millions of lives extinguished. Let's not forget the historical truth: an estimated six million Jews were systematically exterminated during the Holocaust, with countless more people persecuted due to their ethnicity, political beliefs, or sexual orientation. These extreme ideologies were not confined to the walls of concentration camps. Today they are back again but this time in China imprisoning Muslims and desidents. The medical experiments, the mass sterilisations, the horrors unleashed in hospitals under the guise of 'science' - all represent an unspeakable abuse of human rights. (USHMM, n.d.) We see the same fanaticism echoing in other atrocities such as the Rwandan Genocide, where neighbours turned against neighbours, the Armenian Genocide that witnessed a planned and systematic annihilation, and more recently, the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar, all sprung from the seeds of extreme ideology and hatred. But this collection is not just about exposing the gruesome reality of the past. It's about our present, and more importantly, our future. The image of immigrants standing at closed doors, of societies fractured by fear and bias, is a critique of our world today, where governments often claim ownership of the earth rather than stewardship. In the words of Desmond Tutu, "My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." (Tutu, 1999) We are all human, sharing the same basic rights, the same earth. The notion of diversity should not be a tool of division, but a celebration of our shared humanity. As the artist, I call for a responsible society that embraces assimilation with respect, where the integration of cultures and traditions is not seen as a threat but as an enrichment of our collective human experience. To conclude, these images are a plea for us to learn from our past, to recognize the signs of extreme ideologies, be it left or right, and strive for unity. They remind us that we must not become passive spectators but active participants in shaping our world. After all, art is not just an expression, it is a call to action. The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything ― Albert Einstein

Bordello Utopia

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Photography and Photo montage and painting on canvas By Thomas Dellert Some photos taken in collaboration with photographer Dimitri Lepetre. Limited edition Prints on canvas 70 x 100 cm and on artistic paper 40 x 60 cm by order only

Geishas , Samurais and Cherry Blossom

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VIVA LA DITA

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A Playful series of Classic Photo montage base on the life and character of Dita Von Teese

Bettie Page Queen Of Nylon

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Homage to Helmut Newton

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UFO’s -THEY ARE HERE

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TO DANCE IS TO LIVE

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The MAGIC SMOKE

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X-RAY ART

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WHITE HOUSE Black Nights Reflection Collection

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A collection of new Pop Art works inspired by the historical Icons in and around the White House . These work are unpolitical in form and do not chose any side. They are artistic comments and thoughts , "sometimes satirical in form" dealing with the history and myths of the most powerful house on the planet. A collection spanning from Elections to Assassinations. in some artworks the artist have replaced the original person with himself to be a part of History and to emphasise the lies within it.

BLOOD MOON OVER UKRAINE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgmy4tN6Vk

Dolls will love you

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Prints on Plastic , Metal and Plexi by order only

The Soul of Rock - Jimi Hendrix

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"I had the great opportunity to meet Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and shortly before his death in 1970. I photographed with a super 8 camera his concerts in Stockholm and I was allowed to hang with Jimi after the concerts. One night, he passed on a large joint to me in a holder made out of a bullet from the Vietnam War; Jimi was a paratrooper in the American Army and the Vietnam War was still going on. As I was then a strong anti-American, like most in my native country of Sweden, I was shocked to hold this bullet in my hand. I did not care about the joint as I felt the history of the bullet; Jimi said, “Keep it if you want;” I still have it in my safe, but the story does not end there. When I had Roman Polanski for dinner in my home in Paris 10 years ago, I said to him, “We are going to make history;” he looked at me with fear, thinking I was going to ask him for a part in his next movie. Then I brought out the joint holder with a new joint in it and said this was given to me by Jimi Hendrix in 1970. The equally legendary man, Roman Polanski, shrunk down and looked up, “Ohh, Jimi…” Roman was human after all. Yet, still, the story doesn’t end there. As I told you I was a FNL activist and was often in demonstrations against the war in Vietnam; I have been filmed marching just behind the North Vietnam ambassador and the prime minister of Sweden, Olof Palme. One night, a few years ago, my mother shouted to me; “Look, there you are with Palme in 1968!” Now, the story goes that Olof Palme was assassinated, shot in the back outside what was then my art studio titled XYZ in Stockholm. He died just outside both my studio and the store where I bought the colours of my art. I had met Palme a few months earlier, by coincidence, as I happened to sit next to him in the Opera during a ballet performance. In the interval I asked him if I could come and take a photo of him for my art; he said “We can arrange that, just call my secretary and we can set up a time during my lunch hour.” Unfortunately, it never happened, as Palme was assassinated shortly after. The story doesn’t end here either. Years later, I was visiting Stockholm and happened to sit next to the assumed killer, Christer Petterson. He was looking at the TIME Magazine I was reading, as it had a gun on the cover and the text “Guns of America.” He moved closer to be able to see what I was reading; I remember his cowboy boots, his shirt and his yellow fingers from smoking. We were travelling in the Stockholm Underground, and he asked me about the next stop we were travelling. I pretended not to speak Swedish, to which he said, “Hasta la vista baby.” Christer Petterson died a few years later, but was convicted and later freed from the assassination conviction on the basis of poor proof material. We all know, like in the OJ Simpson case, where they were guilty but managed to escape justice. Charles Manson brings up a similar situation, that I have portrayed in my short movie “Black Bird,” which brings us back to Roman, rock music and bullets. Full circle.” –Thomas Dellert New art works based on photographs on Jimi Hendrix taken by Thomas Dellert in 1968 and 1970 for prints on paper mounted on aluminium and plexiglass by order only.

Ocean

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REVOLUTION IN EVOLUTION and the Christ of Vallegrande

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I BELIEVE IN ANGELS

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HIJOLE TEQUILA ART

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