I think a lot about the smiley question, about the gap between raw reality (death) and the abstract, virtual world.
Through this work "Black smiley", I reveal a real face, skull, obstructed by the abstracting of an emotion, an ambivalent smiley, and covered by paint and varnish, pleasant material and reminiscent of a universe of carnal pleasure but also dynamics of submission and domination.
The discomfort is then created by the confrontation between an abstract world and a real world. "Black smiley" and "Red Smiley"
Crâne de mouton, acrylique, vernis, bande adhésif noir
Décembre 2019
Jo Eaton