Object (gum, stomach, intestine)
In: All Works
The performance/painting was over once the gum lost its flavor. The artist then swallowed the gum, thus entombing it for eternity (as the old wives tale goes) and transforming the wad into a sculpture. The painting, thus also seems to portray the tomb – the artist’s stomach and intestines.
2010
4x6 ft.
Oil on canvas, wad of gum, stomach
Photo by Erik Peterson.
