Today on Mistigram, we continue in our IWD spree showcasing the smartphone-using paintings of @delphinehennelly as released in our MIST1116 22nd anniversary artpack.
OK, so the social media-bemused subject is not literally depicted as a woman, but rather, a rabbit. But as art is the lie that tells the truth, we must take it as given that Delphine is employing a bit of visual metaphor here. Like an idealized woman, the domesticated rabbit demonstrates qualities of softness, gentleness and fertility, decorated with a lovely ribbon accessory 🎀; you have only ever heard “bunny” as a female descriptor (hello, Playboy), and indeed I have a vivid memory of my sister’s high school math teacher being disciplined after describing a room full of his female students as “stunned bunnies”. Heck, don’t take it as given, I was able to get a few words from artist: “I do think of the bunny as a stand in for a girl. It is sort of the psyche of a girl in a particular position or self consciousness… Sort of more what it feels like when you’re being objectified a bit… Satisfied bunny, I see her as pleased as punch with herself, a little bit drunk and maybe high. The pomegranate also would imply perhaps some forbidden fruit reference…I was also thinking of Persephone.” But what is the significance (or even the topological logistics) of the contorted human hand holding the phone the bunny is using to enshrine her snack for posterity? Is that a second smartphone in the scene, a separate number the bunny reserves for important work-related calls? Come now, I can’t do all the heavy lifting for you all of the time! http://ift.tt/2mdAQ0O
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