Figurative Bust Sculpture

 

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.








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. 
This article discusses the lawsuits and corruption inside the pharmaceutical industry. Big Pharma holds great power all over the world. 6 out of 10 of the pharmaceutical companies are in the U.S. In 2014 the pharmaceutical industry earned over $1 trillion. In the U.S., no other medical companies have as much money and power as the pharmaceutical industry. 

For years pharmaceutical companies denied that the use of opioids was dangerous, causing an increase in prescriptions.  This article explains the multiple mistakes made by the U.S. Food and drug administration (FDA) in approving and mislabeling painkillers. 

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