ARTWORK >> BEAUTY AND THE BEAST / CONTROL
Beauty and the Beast
Modified religious figures, wood, acrylic paint, ribbon, adhesive
The Jesus snake is 24 inches long (61 cm), and the Pope is 36 inches long
(91cm).
2007
Beauty and the Beast is made from religious figures that have been cut and reassembled as two snakes, based on the design of a common Mexican toy. Referencing temptation in the Garden of Eden and the story of David and Goliath, this encounter of a serpentine Jesus and Pope points to discrepancies between original thought and contemporary action.
Control
Modified religious figures, wood, acrylic paint, ribbon, adhesive
The Pope snake is 60 inches long
(91cm).
2008
Control is also made from religious figures, one of which has been cut and reassembled as a snake. The serpentine Pope bows his head with a crucifix staff in hand, in front of another crucified Jesus. The relationship between the two crucified Jesuses draws attention to the difference between an historic event (the Crucifixion) and the contmporary use of its representation.
