fillymum
synful soul
I would love to hear what other people think about this statue which is now in the harour at Ilfracombe. It is by Damien Hirst.
Personally I can not see what connection you can make between the subject matter and Ilfracombe. To me it just looks like shock tactics to bring people into the town .... not a bad thing to get visitors in and spending money but a pregnant teenager!!
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IT'S been called every derogatory word you can think of outrageous, immoral, bizarre, offensive, distasteful, embarrassing, grotesque, disrespectful, insensitive, inappropriate, a monstrosity, tasteless, ugly, vulgar and not in good taste.
But still the council has agreed to let this sculpture take pride of place on the idyllic British coastline at Ilfracombe.
Damien Hirst’s Verity statue is a pregnant teenager holding aloft a sword.
She’s naked. She’s made of bronze. On one side her skin is smooth. On the other side it has been peeled back to reveal bones, muscles and even breast tissue. Verity is 20 metres tall and weighs 25 tonnes
Other side of the statue.................
I can appreciate the workmanship but still do not see the point of it.
Personally I can not see what connection you can make between the subject matter and Ilfracombe. To me it just looks like shock tactics to bring people into the town .... not a bad thing to get visitors in and spending money but a pregnant teenager!!
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IT'S been called every derogatory word you can think of outrageous, immoral, bizarre, offensive, distasteful, embarrassing, grotesque, disrespectful, insensitive, inappropriate, a monstrosity, tasteless, ugly, vulgar and not in good taste.
But still the council has agreed to let this sculpture take pride of place on the idyllic British coastline at Ilfracombe.
Damien Hirst’s Verity statue is a pregnant teenager holding aloft a sword.
She’s naked. She’s made of bronze. On one side her skin is smooth. On the other side it has been peeled back to reveal bones, muscles and even breast tissue. Verity is 20 metres tall and weighs 25 tonnes
Other side of the statue.................
I can appreciate the workmanship but still do not see the point of it.