Wen Wu

This is Wen Wu's "venus as a boy", a painting that, by all standards, is massive.

It seems to deal with alot of issues in itself, maybe moreso the concept of sexuality and identity, the idea that everyone can be this beautiful figure, an easily changeable figure, and fit it perfectly is something that isn't always explored that far in art, or at the very least, it wasn't.

I believe the flowers around the body shows alot about who you're supposed to be rather than the person you really are, but how we can completely break that, and stand in front of it with such a stance, it's fairly obvious that we just don't care, or at least, venus doesn't, which is a fairly anthony micallef sort of thing. Wen Wu and Anthony Micallef both look into what society finds acceptable, but who we are in comparison to that, which, as you may be able to tell, is something I'm interested in.

In all events, thats all i really have to say about 'Venus as a boy' but there may be more on her work, if I find a sudden new context to me. lets hope I do.

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