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After 10 hours of working
The second asset in the THANATOLOGY cycle performs a merciless dissection of the most resilient cultural construct - the myth of absolute innocence and fairy-tale escapism. The canvas documents not the "fall down the rabbit hole" as a metaphor for curiosity, but the physiological collision with the bottom.
The visual architecture of the work rests upon evidence of bodily trauma. The bloodied knees revealing visceral red are clinical findings of the brutal gravity of the fall. The iconic figure is stripped of her fairy-tale immunity yet categorically rejects the status of a victim. The posture is deconstructed, emptied of social propriety, while the heavy, almost lethargic gaze transforms exhaustion into arrogance.
Oil on canvas, 80 x 100 cmWork in Process
