Alongside
Asger Jorn, Baj founded the Movimento Nucleare – a reaction from various artists to the use of nuclear power - following the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Unlike
abstract art, this movement was blatantly political;
« I believe the anarchist mental condition is (…) the best launching pad towards creative implosion. »
Enrico Baj
Baj had a long-standing disdain for the militarism of the time and rejected the authorities that ruled – a lot of his early work openly criticised current political affairs. Among his best-known outputs is Generals, a series of bizarre characters that have been made from various
found objects including medals and belts.
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Alongside
Asger Jorn, Baj founded the Movimento Nucleare – a reaction from various artists to the use of nuclear power - following the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Unlike
abstract art, this movement was blatantly political;
« I believe the anarchist mental condition is (…) the best launching pad towards creative implosion. »
Enrico Baj
Baj had a long-standing disdain for the militarism of the time and rejected the authorities that ruled – a lot of his early work openly criticised current political affairs. Among his best-known outputs is Generals, a series of bizarre characters that have been made from various
found objects including medals and belts.
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