Big Pharma Air-dry clay, wood, paint, ink. Left sculpture 4" x 5" x 5". Right sculpture 6" x 4" x 3". Artist Statement: The sculpture on the left, reflects how patients may become addicted to opioids. The platform is a tablet, the items in front are syringes and the brain is represented by blue and white pills. The subject's eyes are melting because they are left with nothing. The sculpture on the right illustrates how the big pharmaceutical companies put profits over helping patients. The platform is a wad of cash, the eyes are dollar signs and the subject is wearing a suit. https://www.scientificamerican.com Purdue Pharma created the popular painkiller, OxyContin, and persuaded doctors to over prescribe opioids causing new addictions and countless deaths. This article explains where the opioid crisis started and how big Pharma's connection to it was brought too light.
Cramps Graphite Drawing + ink 18x24 " many women experience extreme pain during their periods each month..." A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 103 statment : The idea for this piece was to show the type of pain people endure during their periods. The feeling of your insides pulling and extending. the skin has eyes color pencil + ink 6x8 "touch seems to be as essential as sunlight." A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 80 "how much information is communicable in a touch. Every other sense has an organ you can focus on, but touch is everywhere" A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 74 "...but the skin is also alive, breathing and excreting, shielding us from harmful rays..." A Natural History of The Senses , Diane Ackerman, p. 67 statement: The above quotes emphasis how important touch is in our everyday live. I wanted to incorporate the importance o...
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