The Ecstasy of Saint Sebastian
2011
Gilded arrows (gold leaf, wood, metal, feathers), gold thread, adhesive28 x 28 x 28 inches / 71 x 71 x 71 cm
The Ecstasy of Saint Sebastian is a sculpture made with twenty-seven gilded arrows joined together with gold thread to make a three-dimensional grid. Created in conjunction with Facial Expression Studies for the Ecstasy of Saint Sebastian, the sculpture references the famous marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Ecstasy of Saint Teressa (1647–52).
