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THE ANESTHESIA OF DESIRE

THE ANESTHESIA OF DESIRE

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THE ANESTHESIA OF DESIRE

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SOME IS PURCHASED.

THIS WORK EXAMINES HOW TRANSIENT PLEASURE FUNCTIONS AS A BUFFER AGAINST REALITY. WHEN SYSTEMS PRODUCE DISCOMFORT, THEY ALSO SUPPLY DISTRACTION. DESIRE BECOMES A SEDATIVE. GRATIFICATION BECOMES A STRATEGY.

INSTEAD OF CONFRONTING POWER, THE MASSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSUME. TO INDULGE. TO BURY THEIR HEADS IN COMFORT WHILE STRUCTURES OPERATE UNCHALLENGED.

THE ANESTHESIA OF DESIRE REVEALS HOW A SOCIETY CAN REMAIN AWAKE, YET NUMB.

A COLLISION OF SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND DIGITAL MANIPULATION. THIS WORK IS CONSTRUCTED FROM ORIGINAL IMAGES OF BRONZE AND WOOD SCULPTURES, LAYERED WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS AND REASSEMBLED THROUGH PHOTOSHOP COLLAGE.

THIS DIGITAL ARTWORK CAN BE PRINTED IN ANY OF THE SIZES AVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN BOX.

TECHNICAL SPECS

THIS ARTWORK IS PRINTED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS ON ARCHIVAL ACID FREE FINE ART PAPER, IS SUPERVISED AND APPROVED BY THE ARTIST. EACH PRINT IS HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST.

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