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Cycle 2024, No. 22: The Castration of Uranus, 2024

Cycle 2024, No. 22, The Castration of Uranus.HEIC

Description: The board is painted black. The bottom fifth of the board has a second layer of blue paint, placed partway in the blue acrylic and extending above it is a plastic bag. The top of the plastic bag ands the surrounding area is painted in a mix of red and white acrylic; the red and white acrylic streaks up the rest of the board towards the top edge.

Meaning: This piece is the twenty second in my 2024 cycle of works based on the two artists I consider to be my greatest inspirations: Robert Rauschenberg and Emilio Vedova. The piece is meant to represent the Castration of Uranus, an event in Greek Mythology that led to the birth of Aphrodite in some versions; the painting portrays the events having occurred already and focuses on Chronos casting Uranus' testicles into the ocean.

Medium:  Acrylic on wood with plastic bag

Size: 48" x 24"

Availability: Available

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