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Lucy Maddox
Past present future
Oil on canvas
This work is part of series that explores identity through still life compositions of guilty pleasures: pastries, wine, cheese or, in this case, oysters. “Past, present, future” specifically examines personal identity and the desire to leave ones mark on the world.
Middens, stacked piles of empty oyster shells, offer evidence of human settlement around coastal areas of Australia and my native United States. When other proof has rotted away, these bleached white mounds signal that someone was once there.
Oysters’ brief shelf life only adds to their attraction. Finished in a single bite, they are an intense and polarising experience – symbolic of pleasure, sexuality and life itself. These shells - a painted midden - will in turn be evidence of my own existence long after I am gone.
Size: 40 × 30 cm
$950
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About Lucy Maddox
Lucy Maddox is a figurative visual artist whose practice focuses on touch, physicality and the senses.
Her previous works have centred on the human body and motherhood, while her current series of paintings is an exploration of the self through sight, smell and taste.
