Kandyskin VII (Avarice)
Title
Kandyskin VII (Avarice)
Subject
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- Italian-American art -- United States -- Art history -- 20th century
Description
Vll. AVARICE
Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp frames, left to right, Andrew Carnegie, Pope Julius Il, J.P. Morgan, and a member of the Yasuda Marine Insurance Company of Japan. Driven by a craving for absolution, even stronger than their golden greed, Captains, Barons and Popes ravage the exquisite corpse. Down comes the veil of art as absolution from the absurdity of existence.
(Her exquisite corpse)
Driven by greed for absolution,
even beyond their golden greed,
Captains, Barons and Popes,
Ravenous Havatars of avarice,
ravage her exquisite corpse.
(transcription of the text in the painting)
Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp frames, left to right, Andrew Carnegie, Pope Julius Il, J.P. Morgan, and a member of the Yasuda Marine Insurance Company of Japan. Driven by a craving for absolution, even stronger than their golden greed, Captains, Barons and Popes ravage the exquisite corpse. Down comes the veil of art as absolution from the absurdity of existence.
(Her exquisite corpse)
Driven by greed for absolution,
even beyond their golden greed,
Captains, Barons and Popes,
Ravenous Havatars of avarice,
ravage her exquisite corpse.
(transcription of the text in the painting)
Creator
Tom DiSalvo
Source
https://theexhibit.io/exhibition/al-di-la-delle-retibeyond-the-nets-the-art-of-tom-disalvo/artwork/kandyskin-vii-avarice
Date
1988
Contributor
Federico Tiberini, Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo
Format
Oil on linen
Type
Painting
Coverage
US
Physical Dimensions
122 x 152 cm
Collection
Citation
Tom DiSalvo, “Kandyskin VII (Avarice),” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 16, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/349.