The Venal Muse

Enamel Paint, Glass, Resin, Steel, Wood, 2012 162.56cm x 52cm x 52cm

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Venal Muse, Viridor

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Venal Muse, Viridor

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Venal Muse, Viridor

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Venal Muse, Viridor

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Venal Muse, Viridor

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Venal Muse, Lafage

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Venal Muse, Lafage

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Venal Muse, Lafage

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Venal Muse, Lafage

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Venal Muse, Augean

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Venal Muse, Augean

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Venal Muse, Augean

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Venal Muse, Impetus

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Venal Muse, Impetus

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Venal Muse, Impetus

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Venal Muse, Fenside

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Venal Muse, Fenside

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Venal Muse, Minosus

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Venal Muse, Minosus

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Venal Muse, Minosus

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Venal Muse, Minosus

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Venal Muse, Grundon

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Venal Muse, Grundon

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Venal Muse, Grundon

Title

The Venal Muse
Year

2012
Materials

Enamel Paint, Glass, Resin, Steel, Wood
Dimensions

162.56cm x 52cm x 52cm
Exhibitions
Description

These sculptures pay tribute to Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal, a book of poetry exploring themes of decadence and eroticism.

On close inspection their fine petals have a flesh-like appearance, with anthropomorphic scars and sores pitting the skin.

They are reflections on the depraved state of modern, media-saturated culture and the spectre of genetic manipulation.