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Children of a Lesser God, 2007 (Transparency, acrylic, LED lights, wood)

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MCW7316020
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Children of a Lesser God, 2007 (Transparency, acrylic, LED lights, wood)
Artist
Collishaw, Mat (b.1966) / British
Medium
Transparency, acrylic, LED lights, wood
Date
2007 AD (C21st AD)
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Many of the children who lived near his studio in Bethnal Green came from broken homes and wander the streets aimlessly, looking for opportunities to relieve their boredom and poverty. To exaggerate their feral nature, Collishaw constructed a quasi-mythological scene, resembling the story of Romulus and Remus, using modern props to re-enact an ancient fable. Two babies lie on an abandoned sofa with a pair of wild dogs lolling beside them. The shredded carcasses and the ferocity of the nearest dog give the impression that the babies' lives are in peril. Yet one baby is suckling the teat of the furthest dog, sucking at the nipples of wild dogs that nurture and protect them, but who seem quite at odds with generally established views of parenting.

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© Mat Collishaw. All rights reserved 2024 / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
21st century / animal / art / contemporary art / baby / sofa / furniture / dog / colour / destruction / childhood / child / art installation / twin / mythology / nudity / object / bone / poverty / mythological figure / protection / wild / sculpture / symbol / 2000s / abandoned / interior / Romulus And Remus / contemporary artist / wildlife / Collishaw Mat (b.1966) / England / United Kingdom / Europe / artist / Young British Artists
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Largest available format 6355 × 6861 px 34 MB
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Large 6355 × 6861 px 538 × 581 mm 34.2 MB
Medium 949 × 1024 px 80 × 87 mm 1.2 MB

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