This sculpture is one of a series which makes conscious reference to medieval Christian iconography, and particularly to Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things. Superbia (pride or vanity) is here signified by the image of the peacock and its double.
Courtesy of Helen Maxwell Gallery
wood, leather, glass
70 x 80 x 80 cm
Finalist
Judges of the 2007 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: Laura Back (Curator of Art at Australian War Memorial and Curator (temporary) at Old Parliament House) and John McPhee (Art Consultant).
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