![]() I wasn't protected like a lot of my relatives, so I don't have big problems with putting reality in my art,' she said.Īfter her parents divorced in 1965, Getty's father, who Forbes magazine said was a former heroin addict, married a Dutch actress, who later died of a heroin overdose. 'A lot of the terror I witnessed as a young child and adult colored my thoughts and art. While living in Rome with her family at the age of 13, her brother, Paul, was kidnapped by terrorists, who cut off his ear before grandfather J. My endeavor is what motivates and pushes me from that ignorant place,' Getty said.Īlthough a member of one of the world's richest families, Getty learned of life's harsher realities early. It is crucial to government that the people remain ignorant. 'My work says that only when you mistrust, doubt and question learned truth can the truth be learned. Like much of text-based contemporary art, the works are not conventionally beautiful. The memo will not indicate it orginated with the FBI 'Mass Media Program,' with the definition 'FBI program for leaking derogatory information on radicals to news media' and several works based on internal FBI listings of radical groups, 'COMPIC,' Communist picture album and 'BNPA,' Black nationalist photo album.Īs in her past works, such as 'Death Row' where she repeated the phrase over and over on rough wood, Getty uses words and phrases to express images and meaning. In her latest show, Getty obtained 'through friends' a copy of the FBI's internal 'Glossary of Terms and Symbols,' and has excerpted entries using collage, Xerox and paint.Īmong the works, are 'Blind Memo,' with the official FBI definition 'Memo stripped of identifying markings. I don't like the idea of interpreting everything as an artist. It may be radical, but it's mellow,' the winsomely boyish Getty said. 'My art could be called radical art, but I would describe it as art that has a message. 'In this family, this wealthy family, I found myself in an unusual situation with a passion for politics and ideas. The Gettys are corporate-minded and this doesn't go down well,' she said. They were born on opposite sides of the Hudson River, Stevens in Brooklyn, N.Y. ![]() Father-of-three Mikhail Watford was found hanged at around midday Monday by a. Stevens was born on 8/8/38 and Francis on 12/12/38. A Ukrainian-born tycoon who made his fortune in oil and gas has been found dead in the garage of his Surrey mansion. Connie's birth name, Concetta, was the same as singer Connie Francis. ![]() 'Eccentricity runs rampant in our family, but the art, well it's put me at odds with the family. No evidence the film was ever competed and released. ![]() In a rare interview, Getty recently discussed her art and her family. Her artworks have been included in national auctions and the latest exhibit is her second in two months. As an artist, Getty, 30, is beginning to enjoy recognition. ![]()
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