Fiona Long Art

The art and musings of Fiona Long, a London based artist.

Photos » Under Sink Cupboards-Supporting Work » Transposition Allegory with Venus and Cupid

Taken on: 2007-10-29 06:10:36

This is my transposition drawing from Bronzino's Allegory with Venus and Cupid. The original is a moralistic tale of forbidden sexual activity. I was asked to do a transposition of the masterpiece. I looked at definitions of transposition which included blood transfusion and the bodily organs being in the wrong places so I thought that a tale of orgiastic vampires swapping blood and other bodily fluids would do the trick as a modern day reinterpretation. It's riddled with symbolism as well as naugtiness. See if you can spot it!

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Comments:
Wow.. I think this is one of the best pieces that I've seen from you in a long time. There's so much going on here.. lots of ideas, it seems. I think you should exhibit this.
Very good....mysterious.....thought -provoking. Bob
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interesting style! you should work on this style and develop it further - such a half-realistic -half naiv drawing style!
buona fortuna!