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'''Suzzan Blac''' (born Birmingham, UK, 1960<ref name=sin/>) is an English [[surrealism|surreal]] artist who paints images of physical, mental and sexual abuse.
'''Suzzan Blac''' (born Birmingham, UK, 1960<ref name=sin/>) is an English [[surrealism|surreal]] artist who paints images of physical, mental and sexual abuse. Her painting entitled "the patron saint of paedophiles" is based on a fake photograph, which she nonetheless insists must be genuine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lewis and me |url=http://alanbeechey.blogspot.com/2015/02/lewis-and-me.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=patron saint of paedophiles |url=https://www.deviantart.com/suzzan-blac/art/The-patron-saint-of-paedophiles-428513668}}</ref>


==Art work==
==Art work==


Suzzan Blac's work is being used in social worker training, and to help abuse victims in [[group therapy]].<ref name=sin/> Her art has been shown in London and Berlin.<ref name=londonist/><ref name=strychnin/>
Her work is being used in social worker training, and to help abuse victims in [[group therapy]].<ref name=sin/> Her art has been shown in London and Berlin.<ref name=londonist/><ref name=strychnin/>


She exhibited at Resistance Gallery in London in 2009, a show called "A Basement of Dolls" which focused on [[pornography]] and female body image.<ref name=londonist/><ref name=kk/><ref name=indie/>
She exhibited at Resistance Gallery in London in 2009, a show called "A Basement of Dolls" which focused on [[pornography]] and female body image.<ref name=londonist/><ref name=kk/><ref name=indie/>

Revision as of 04:25, 17 February 2020

Suzzan Blac painting You're suffering is real

Suzzan Blac (born Birmingham, UK, 1960[1]) is an English surreal artist who paints images of physical, mental and sexual abuse. Her painting entitled "the patron saint of paedophiles" is based on a fake photograph, which she nonetheless insists must be genuine.[2][3]

Art work

Her work is being used in social worker training, and to help abuse victims in group therapy.[1] Her art has been shown in London and Berlin.[4][5]

She exhibited at Resistance Gallery in London in 2009, a show called "A Basement of Dolls" which focused on pornography and female body image.[4][6][7]

Autobiography

The Rebirth of Suzzan Blac (Bettie Youngs Books, 2012) tells of Blac's troubled childhood of poverty and sexual abuse and how she used her artwork to heal herself.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Marc Boisclair, "Trauma Oculaire : Suzzan Blac", Sinistre magazine, January 25, 2011, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  2. ^ "Lewis and me".
  3. ^ "patron saint of paedophiles".
  4. ^ a b Chris Osburn, "Preview: Suzzan Blac's A Basement of Dolls at Resistance Gallery", Londonist, February 13, 2009, http://londonist.com/2009/02/preview_suzzan_blacs_a_basement_of.php (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  5. ^ Strychnin Gallery, 7 Year Itch, Surrealism Group Show http://strychningallery.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/7-year-itch-opening-night (Accessed April 27, 2012)
  6. ^ "A Basement of Dolls – Suzzan Blac", Kultur Kurier, 2009, http://www.kulturkurier.de/veranstaltung_165492.html (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  7. ^ "A Basement of Dolls - Resistance Gallery", 2009, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Accessed April 26, 2012)
  8. ^ Bettie Youngs Books, Suzzan Blac - Author page, http://www.bettieyoungsbooks.com/authors/SuzzanBlac/index.htm (Accessed April 27, 2012)