Kandyskin VIII (Lust)
Title
Kandyskin VIII (Lust)
Subject
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- Italian-American art -- United States -- Art history -- 20th century
Description
VIII. Lust
Secreting her Lodestar sex,
[est molles medullas iteras]
defiant coil,
She bends and binds the destined will.
To crave what it cannot possess for craving.
[Et tacit vivit sub pectore vulnus]
(transcription of the text in the painting)
Secreting her Lodestar sex,
[est molles medullas iteras]
defiant coil,
She bends and binds the destined will.
To crave what it cannot possess for craving.
[Et tacit vivit sub pectore vulnus]
(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-viii-lust
Date
1989
Contributor
Federico Tiberini, Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo
Format
Oil on linen
Painting
Type
Painting
Coverage
US
Physical Dimensions
122 x 152 cm
Collection
Citation
Tom DiSalvo, “Kandyskin VIII (Lust),” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/350.