Saint Hoax

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Saint Hoax (stylized: SAIN † HOAX , German: Heiliger Streich ) is the pseudonym of an artist from Syria . Saint Hoax deals with current social and political issues in his works in a humorous and serious way. The works often focus on figures or objects from pop culture , such as Disney figures, as well as political rulers. Typically, Saint Hoax tears the figures or objects out of their context and presents them in a different light in order to draw attention to social and political problems.

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Saint Hoax tries to hide information about its identity as much as possible. According to his own statement, a pseudonym enables free artistic creation and an emphasis on art, not the artist. On the other hand, the pseudonym is used for personal protection. Saint Hoax usually conducts interviews digitally. In personal interviews, Saint Hoax hides its own identity through disguises.

It is known that the person behind the pseudonym comes from Syria, but lives in Beirut , the capital of Lebanon . In October 2016, the age of Saint Hoax was given as 26 years.

The Saint Hoax studio was largely destroyed by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. Staff and Saint Hoax were not working in the studio at the time of the explosion and were uninjured.

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In the beginning, Saint Hoax mainly created oil paintings on canvases . Saint Hoax attracted attention with projects on domestic violence and sexual abuse in 2014. Due to the faster production and wider reach, Saint Hoax increasingly turned to digital media over time. The posts on the Instagram social network have become known in particular . In doing so, Saint Hoax often reacts to current social and political events within a very short time and creates corresponding articles. In August 2020, the Instagram account had 2.2 million subscribers. In addition, Saint Hoax continues to hold exhibitions. In the last solo exhibition MonuMental in the Plastik Gallery in Beirut from 2018, for example, paintings , lenticular prints and installations were presented.

Artistic projects

Princest Diaries

The Princest Diaries project was launched in 2014 and draws attention to sexual abuse within families. Saint Hoax portrayed various Disney princesses who were coerced into a kiss with their father.

Domestic Violence Projects

In 2014, Saint Hoax addressed domestic violence against women in the Happy New After project . Saint Hoax again used Disney princesses, whose faces were shown physically abused in the project. In addition to the classic Disney princesses, a few months later Saint Hoax also portrayed physically abused princes in the Prince Charmless project. The project criticizes stigmata to which male victims of violence are exposed. Both projects aim to encourage victims to speak more openly about the issue.

Was Drags You Out

The 2016 project War Drags You Out consists of a series of digital illustrations of well-known political rulers as drag queens . The depicted politicians include Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz , Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler . In addition to oil paintings on canvases, Saint Hoax also created digital animations that illustrate the gradual transformation of politicians into drag queens. Saint Hoax received numerous death threats for portraying Osama bin Laden .

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

2015: PoPlitically Incorrect , The Adler Subhashok Gallery, Bangkok

2016: Is That All There Is , Guy Hepner, New York

2018: MonuMental , Plastik Gallery, Beirut

Group exhibitions

2014: Singapore Art Fair, The Adler Subhashok Gallery, Singapore ; Beirut Art Fair, Plastik Gallery, Beirut

2015: Art Palm Beach, The Adler Subhashok Gallery, Florida

2017: New Pop, Fort Works Art, Texas ; Summer Group Show, Krause Gallery, New York; Winter Group Show, Krause Gallery, New York; 22 gallery days, Galerie Kasten, Mannheim

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Zeina Abi Assy: Featured Artist: Saint Hoax - The Seventh Wave. November 24, 2015, accessed May 20, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Ameer Daou, Hala AlSalman: Instagram Artist Saint Hoax Talks Trump, Kim Kardashian, and Being POPlitically Incorrect - VICE. In: Vice. October 4, 2018, accessed on May 20, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Aaron Taube: These Ads Use Disney Characters To Tell An Extremely Disturbing Story. In: Business Insider. June 27, 2014, accessed May 20, 2020 .
  4. ^ About / Saint Hoax. Retrieved May 20, 2020 (American English).
  5. ↑ a b Katie Rogers: Disney Princesses, Remade for the Instagram Age . In: The New York Times . October 21, 2015, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 20, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Saint Hoax (@sainthoax). Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Saint Hoax (@sainthoax) • Instagram photos and videos. Retrieved May 20, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Krystie Lee Yandoli: These Shocking Disney Princess Posters Urge Survivors Of Domestic Violence To Report Their Cases. July 7, 2014, accessed May 20, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Lucia Peters: These Disney Princes Have Something to Say. August 25, 2014, accessed on May 20, 2020 .
  10. ↑ James Nichols: LOOK: Artist Faces Death Threats For These Controversial Images. February 25, 2014, accessed May 20, 2020 .