The Venal Muse
Venal Muse, Viridor
Venal Muse, Viridor
Venal Muse, Viridor
Venal Muse, Viridor
Venal Muse, Viridor
Venal Muse, Lafage
Venal Muse, Lafage
Venal Muse, Lafage
Venal Muse, Lafage
Venal Muse, Augean
Venal Muse, Augean
Venal Muse, Augean
Venal Muse, Impetus
Venal Muse, Impetus
Venal Muse, Impetus
Venal Muse, Fenside
Venal Muse, Fenside
Venal Muse, Minosus
Venal Muse, Minosus
Venal Muse, Minosus
Venal Muse, Minosus
Venal Muse, Grundon
Venal Muse, Grundon
Venal Muse, Grundon
The Venal Muse
2012
Enamel Paint, Glass, Resin, Steel, Wood
162.56cm x 52cm x 52cm
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.