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Comment by julie keller on September 10, 2012 at 9:24am

this has such mystery.  right away i wonder who this "religious" person is and is he still breathing.  the work involved is unimaginable, beautiful detail.  i feel he is postured just right, one with the "bed", not just stuck on top, the way the feet fall over naturally & the tilt of the head makes me think he is just asleep, very stunning.  the red of the pillows & how the shoulders nestle in, yummmmm

Comment by Resident Curator on September 9, 2012 at 10:06am

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The sardonic humor in this piece is absolutely brilliant in the context of the “beautified” embellishment.  Because of the close Latin association of the words, I’m wondering if this is also a nod to the process or condition of Beatification, as in the intercession of Catholic Saints for canonization.  In either case, the over the top beaded decoration presents the subject as super precious.  The time involved in the medium becomes part of the understanding of its importance. However, its meditative quality and hyper reality is undercut by the subversive content implied in the title.  As an art object it immediately connects into historic, religious and cultural traditions of icons, ex-voto, and ritablo.  The local color of the wooden bed and red pillow set a stage for even more lavish detail.  I particularly like the iridescence achieved in the purplish fabric. The cell phone piece (Hello 2) is the only other sculpture I see in this current grouping of your other work that comes close to the edgy tension found in Drop Dead Gorgeous.  But the cell phone, already escalated to an object of fetish, is removed from cultural and religious association. I’m thinking you must be a fervent fan of Liza Lou?

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