Desnudo [Nude]
Earthenware, nail polish.
8.8 x 9.5 x 9.8 in / 22.2 x 24.1 x 24.8 cm
Made in 2022.
From anonymous Moche huacos to Herman Makkink´s Rocking Machine in Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 A Clockwork Orange, Desnudo [Nude] responds to different historical depictions of the penis. The artwork is also informed by Bell Hook’s observations on child education (The Will to Change, 2004) and Carol J. Clover’s analysis of the weapon-as-phallus in 70s and 80`s slasher films (Men, Women and Chainsaws, 1992). Both authors analyse, in very different ways, the effects of internalized rape culture and the portrayal of maleness and masculinity in mass media. The earthenware Desnudo [Nude] is coated with nail polish, incorporating ceramics and cosmetic material to arrive at a softened stylization.