Head of Galatea Sculpture

Inspired again by Ovid’s tale of Pygmalion, this portrait of the sculptor’s idealised woman is modelled on the Venus de Milo; an ancient Greek statue widely considered as the pin-up of the classical world. She was the physical target of the first ever recorded and analysed case of Agalmatophilia (where a gardener was caught trying to copulate with a replica of the statue). By turning this image of classical beauty into a cheap and degrading sexual object it addresses the constant bombardment of the image of women in a sex-sells consumer society, as well alluding to a mass-produced rape of art. The crude wooden stand maintains the idea of Pygmalion’s studio and hand made craft in contrast to the clean-cut manufactured head. This piece can also be exhibited as part of the installation ‘Pygmalion’s workshop’.

Sculpture:Plastic on Plastic

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:11.8 W x 15.7 H x 9.8 D in

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