Kandyskin VIII (Lust)

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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)

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

Tags

Citation

Tom DiSalvo, “Kandyskin VIII (Lust),” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/350.