Mary Marshall, Shaylah Kelly, and John O’Conner

Not-So-Deadly Sins

Lust is found everywhere. This is the theme of our show, as we have focused on paintings and photographs that portray lust, dating from the 1500s to the present day. Mary Marshall, John O’Connor, and Shaylah Kelly have come together to create a presentation of how lust is found in paintings, photographs, and sculptures and has many levels. Some of our pieces include lust for touch, some express lust for love or simply for the attention of another. Lust is a very strong emotion and as it is one of the seven deadly sins, it expresses a sense of urgency. It’s a desire that we come by naturally and are taught to keep away from. But there should not be boundaries in art, so we have brought lust to our presentation as a way for us to bring up the unspeakable, without words. This presentation could elicit any number of reactions. Lust is provocative, and hopefully the presentation will be too. Lust can bring out desire and longing, or possibly bashful or ashamed feelings, or any number of things on that spectrum.

Exhibition Statement

Gustave Courbet The Sleepers

Carlo Saraceni Venus and Mars

Titan Venus of Urbino

Michel Dorigny Pan and Syrinx

Gustav Klimt The Kiss

Vladislav Shurganov Tender Passion

Leonid Afremov Love

Title and Artist unknownhttp://www.tumblr.com/tagged/psychedelic%20art

Mark Roberts “Provocative Art” Collection

Sculpture by Gavin Worth

Photo by Mary Marshall

Photo by Marc Lagrange

Slide 3- http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=7277

Slide 4- http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_obra/1105

http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/11_Western-Art/14_Italian-High-Renaissance/Titian/Titian.htm

Slide 5- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michel_Dorigny_-_Pan_and_Syrinx_-_WGA06605.jpg

Slide 6- http://toleratingmir.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/gustav-klimt-the-kiss/

http://www.bonzasheila.com/art/archives/jul11/02.html

Slide 7- http://leonidafremov.deviantart.com/art/LOVE-LEONID-AFREMOV-162814288

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/psychedelic%20art

Slide 8- http://blog.victorialyoninteriors.com/featured-products/provocative-art-glass-mosaics-created-by-mark-roberts/

Slide 9- http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/emotion-filled-steel-wire-sculptures

Slide 10- Mary Marshall’s portfolio

Slide 11- http://fotomen.cn/2011/04/marc-lagrange/

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