Verkkothese contemporary expressions of grief in painting often challenge traditional representations of loss, offering new perspectives and insights into the experience. This essay discusses three paintings by josef herman, who escaped to glasgow from warsaw in 1938. The refugees, painted in 1941, resonates with. Nothing provokes the artistic sensibility like grief. In the artist, events like those of tuesday morning bring about a meeting of universal emotions and an. Verkkoin exploring a range of artistic reflections on, and responses to death and dying, this collection aims to account for the particular affordances, or. Verkkosocial norms and cultural discourses determine what is worth remembering, what is allowed to be remembered or encouraged to be forgotten,. Verkkointuitive expressions using art materials help bereaved process felt sense of loss. Art making provides universal applications for bereavement. Uk, london, whitechapel art gallery see all (6) Verkkothis article considers the ways in which displaced artists represent the experience of displacement, their cultural traditions and the longing for home through paintings.