This is an oil painting by the artist Crystal Barbre, and is part of the Magnetisme
Animal Series. Throughout the series she creates provocative imagery using the
female body primarily, both by itself and in conjunction with the male body in
the midst of sexual acts. In all of the pieces of this series, the head of the female figure
is that of an animal. In this particular painting, the denotation is a woman’s
body with a head of a gazelle, in a very seductive pose with slightly crossed
legs and pointed toes, in the act of lowering down her garters. The connotation
I have when looking at the piece is a sense of power within the figure as well
as a graceful approach to sexuality. The hands have a sense of delicacy, and
even the color of the garter is soft and peaceful. At the same time, I believe
that the artist replaces the woman’s head with that of a wild animal to bring a
sense of power to the image. She is commenting about women’s ability
to use their bodies in a powerful manner to seduce men. I believe this is why she uses animal heads in her
series; because women, just like men, have the ability and power to be
animalistic with their sexuality.
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