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Italy
Sculpture, Mixed media on Other
Size: 31 W x 87 H x 31 D in
Ships in a Crate
Bes is a minor deity in Egyptian mythology; however he was very popular and worshipped as a protector of households and marriage, also capable to cure fertility problems or - more generally - heal sick people; he was depicted as a goofy, fatty - sometimes ithyphallic - dwarf, often sneering and making faces; Bes later came to be regarded as the defender of everything good, being able to fight off evil spirits: maybe today he could help us throw out of our countries the ruthless banksters that are oppressing all us. The framework of the sculpture consists of one half-body male mannequin supported by an iron rod; its neck and head have been cladded with sailing ropes to fashion the gorget and create the God's facial features; his sizeable paunch has been made of polystyrene and paper-mache covered with rough fabric, thus making up a kind of tunic painted in green, a colour that in antiquity was connected to health; over the tunic, the armor's plates have been cut out of a thick plastic rag, then plastered and painted in colour bronze, the armor symbolizing his readiness to launch an attack on any approaching evil; the robust tree trunk placed behind the head and the big key laid on the base of the sculpture attest his function of households protector; the big red tongue sticking out the mouth, the Renaissance-like codpiece and the clown-like trousers allude to the frequent erotic-grotesque depictions of this God. Look for more pictures of this artwork in the Gallery section of my website: www.bezec-lu.com
Original Created:2011
Subjects:Classical mythology
Materials:Other
Styles:Figurative
Mediums:Mixed media
Sculpture:Mixed media on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:31 W x 87 H x 31 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Italy.
Customs:Shipments from Italy may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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My name is Luciana Chiusole, but I have also an artist’s name, Bezec, that was my father’s nickname. I have always been seeing in Nature, particularly in the logs, roots and branches of cut off trees, peculiar “forms” – often originated from my reading and traveling experiences – that I try to bring about making up the roots with clay, paper mache and other, to get the shape I have “seen” and eventually painting and varnishing it. Among my recent works, the “Mannequins” series has evolved from this approach, originated from reading about the ancient mythologies when I started “dreaming” of some roots and branches, I had found somewhere, as the distinctive features of a specific “God” or “Goddess” I had learned of. For more information about me and my works, please visit my web site: http://www.bezec-lu.com
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