Jake Chapman (born 1966) and Dinos Chapman (born 1962) are brothers and British artists who work almost exclusively in collaboration with each other. Their father was a British art teacher and their mother an orthodox Greek Cypriot. They were brought up in Cheltenham but moved to Hastings where they attended a local comprehensive and enrolled at the Royal College of Art. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Greek Cypriot refers to the Greek-speaking population of Cyprus. ... Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... The Royal College of Art in South Kensington, London. ...

Jake was born in Cheltenham, Dinos in London. Both studied at the Royal College of Art and worked as assistants to Gilbert and George before beginning to collaborate in 1992. Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Royal College of Art in South Kensington, London. ... Gilbert Proesch (born in Italy September 11, 1943) and George Passmore (born in England January 8, 1942), better known as Gilbert & George, are artists. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Considered as a whole the brother's work appears to be concerned with what might be described as the redundancy of liberal humanist notions of the redemptive value of the work of art, as well as notions of transgression, which might, by virtue of its 'cannonical' place in art theory, be considered equally redundant . The brothers appear to have been influenced by much continental philosophy and often employ a technical vocabulary drawn from this in their interviews. Humanism is a system of thought that defines a socio-political doctrine (-ism) whose bounds exceed those of locally developed cultures, to include all of humanity and all issues common to human beings. ... Transgression refers to an action that breaks some code or set of rules, that is, goes across or against basic assumptions or norms. ... Continental philosophy is a term used in philosophy to designate one of two major traditions of modern Western philosophy. ...

The brothers have often made pieces with plastic models or fibreglass mannequins of people. An early piece consisted of eighty-three scenes of torture and disfigurement as recorded by Francisco Goya in his series of etchings, Disasters of War (a work they later returned to) rendered into small three-dimensional plastic models. One of these was later turned into a life-size work, Great Deeds Against the Dead, shown along with Zygotic Acceleration, Biogenetic, De-Sublimated Libidinal Model (Enlarged x 1000) at the Sensation exhibition in 1997. Plastic covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. ... There is a disputed proposal to merge this article with glass-reinforced plastic. ... A pair of mannequins A mannequin (alternately, manikin, mannikin, manakin, dummy, or form) is a life-size, articulated doll mainly used to display clothing. ... Torture is any act by which severe discomfort, whether physical pain or psychological pressure, is intentionally inflicted on a person as a means of intimidation, a deterrent, revenge, a punishment, or as a method for the extraction of information or confessions (i. ... Disfigurement is the state of having ones appearance, especially that of ones face, deeply and persistently harmed by a medical condition, such as wounds (accidental or intentional), disease, or a birth defect. ... Goyas self-portrait This article is about Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter. ... This page discusses etching in connection with printing and art. ... Sensation was a notorious exhibition of Young British Artists which took place in 1997 (18 September-28 December) at the Royal Academy of Art in London and later toured to Berlin and New York. ...

The Chapman brothers continued the theme of anatomical alteration with a series of mannequins of children, sometimes fused together, with genitalia in place of facial features. These works had titles which reflected the combined humour and capacity to shock often considered so typical of the brothers' work, such as Fuckface and Two-Faced Cunt. It might be noted however, that at the core of such works is an apparently banal subtext - the rendering of a gutter slang term into physical actuality. The approach is typical of Britart. A pair of mannequins A mannequin (alternately, manikin, mannikin, manakin, dummy, or form) is a life-size, articulated doll mainly used to display clothing. ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Young British Artists is the name given to a collective of United Kingdom. ...

Hell (2000) saw a return to their earlier miniature form. It consisted of a large number of very small miniature figures of Nazis engaged in acts of torture arranged in nine glass cases laid out in the shape of a swastika. Minis of Legolas and an orc of Isengard, manufactured by Mithril Miniatures A miniature figure—also known as a miniature or just a mini—is a small figurine commonly used in role playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... A right-facing Swastika in decorative Hindu form For the town in Ontario, see Swastika, Ontario. ...

The brothers have often been the subject of controversy. Aside from complaints on the grounds of bad taste, there were protests in 2003 when they returned to Goya's Disasters of War with a series of works named Insult to Injury, directly altering a set of Goya's etchings purchased by the Chapmans by adding funny faces, an act described by some as "defacement". Ostensibly as a protest against this piece, Aaron Barschak (who later became famous for gate-crashing Prince William's 21st birthday party dressed as Osama bin Laden in a frock) threw a pot of red paint over Jake Chapman during a talk he was giving in May 2003. Look up Controversy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bad Taste is a low-budget 1987 cult film, one of the first directed by Peter Jackson, in which aliens invade the fictional New Zealand village of Kaihoro (population 78) in order to harvest human beings for their intergalactic fast food franchise but are repelled by a four-man paramilitary... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page discusses etching in connection with printing and art. ... This article discusses humour in terms of comedy and laughter. ... In common usage, to deface something refers to the act of marking or removing the part of an object (especially images, be they on the page, in illustrative art or as sculpture) designed to hold the viewers attention. ... Aaron Barschak (born 1966) styles himself as a Comedy Terrorist and fringe UK politician. ... Gatecrasher, originally slang but now in common usage, refers to a person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation. ... Prince William redirects here. ... Osama bin Laden Usāmah bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Lādin (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957 [1]), most commonly known as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden (أسامة بن لادن) is an Islamic fundamentalist militant, an alleged primary founder of the al-Qaeda Islamist paramilitary organization, and a member of the...

The Chapmans' work often references work by earlier artists. As well as pieces based directly on Goya, much of their work has an affinity with that of Hieronymus Bosch, and they have also referenced pieces by William Blake, Auguste Rodin and Nicolas Poussin. In Ubermensch (1995), a sculpture of Stephen Hawking sat precariously on top of a cliff; this has been seen as a reference to Edwin Landseer's Monarch of the Glen. Hieronymus Bosch; alleged portrait (around 1560) Hieronymus Bosch, (also Jeroen Bosch or Jerome Bosch) (c. ... William Blake (1807) William Blake (November 28, 1757–August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. ... Auguste Rodin Rodins The Burghers of Calais in Calais, France. ... Les Bergers d’Arcadie, set in Ancient Greece. ... Professor Stephen Hawking Stephen William Hawking (born 8 January 1942), CH, CBE, FRS, is considered one of the worlds leading theoretical physicists. ... Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer, 1851: the image was widely distributed in steel engravings Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (March 7, 1802 - October 1, 1873) was a British painter, well known for his paintings of animals - particularly horses, dogs and stags. ...

Jake Chapman has published a number of catalogue essays and pieces of art criticism in his own right, as well as a book, Meatphysics (sic), published by Creation Books, 2003. The brothers have also designed a label for Becks beer as part of a series of limited edition labels produced by contemporary artists. In 2004 they currated 'A Nightmare Before Christmas' as part of the occasional All Tomorrow's Parties music festival at Camber Sands. Creation Books is a British publishing house. ... Becks is a brewery in the north German city of Bremen. ... All Tomorrows Parties can refer to: [[All Tomorrows POOOOOOP Tomorrows Parties]], a novel in the Bridge trilogy by William Gibson All Tomorrows Parties, an alternative music festival which takes place at Camber Sands, near Rye in East Sussex in the United Kingdom and Los Angeles in...

The Chapman brothers were nominated for the Turner Prize in 2003. As well as including Insult to Injury the show debuted two new works Sex and Death. Sex directly referenced their previous work Great Deeds against the Dead. The original work shows three dismembered corpses hanging from a tree; Sex might be described as showing the same scenario, but in a hightened state of decay. Additionally Clown's noses are now present on the skulls of the corpses; Snakes, rats and insects (in the style of those found in joke shops) swarm over the entireity of the piece. Death Appears to depict two sex dolls, placed on top of each other, head-to-toe in the 69 sex position. Despite both pieces appearing to be made of plastic they were in fact both cast in bronze. The Turner Prize is an annual prize given to a British visual artist under 50, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner. ... A sex doll is a type of sex toy, imitating a human body for simulated sexual acts. ... The 69 position Engraving by Félicien Rops for Le Diable au Corps, 1865 The 69 position, also known by its French name soixante-neuf, is one of the most commonly known sexual positions. ... Plastic covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. ... Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ...

On 24 May 2004, a fire in a storage warehouse destroyed many works from the Saatchi collection including Hell. The brothers subsequently claimed they intended to remake the work. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Momart is a British company specialising in the storage, transportation, and installation of works of art. ...

Trivia

Jake Chapman dated Kylie Minogue for a time. Following the end of their relationship he acquired a small non-breed black bitch dog that he calls 'Kylie'. Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ...

See also

• Young British Artists

Young British Artists or YBAs is the name given to a group of conceptual artists, painters, sculptors and installation artists based in the United Kingdom, most (though not all) of whom attended Goldsmiths College in London. ...

External links

• White Cube: Chapman CV/Images
• Turner Prize 2003 Shortlist
• Interview by Emily Bearn
• interview by Maia Damianovic
• Pdf of interview by Simon Baker on the philosopher George Bataille
• The IoS PROFILE: Jake and Dinos Chapman
• A brief profile by Alison Roberts in the Observer
• "Art protester hurls paint at Chapman" - story in the Telegraph