Theresa and I, Dreaming of You
Dimensions: 27″ wide x 33″ deep x 10″ high (68 cm wide x 84 cm deep x 25 cm high)
Media: clay, paint, varnish, archival board, glue, trim
Date: 2012
Theresa and I, Dreaming of You, informed by Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, presents an architectural tapestry of elaborate, sensual forms modelled in a white porcelein-like clay on a black blackground with gold details. The sculpture intentionally conflates religious and sexual ecstasy by combining the visual vocabulary of both; phallic towers, heavy-lidded eyes, stacks of breasts, among other forms, rise out of a turbulent sea of fabric.