A man's silhouette gazes down on a woman's body as if she is a map of the world. Below this scene, a glove is delicately painted with a toile de Jouy scene.
The two scenes are contrasted - the pastoral glove below with the contemplation of a violation above. The man above is capable of treating both Woman and World in the precisely same way; the woman is mapped out according to his plans with longitude and latitude and borders clearly demarcated. The scene below is one of courtship and playfulness.
Acrylic paint on paper, microfiber polyester, leather and tile fragments, with 22k gold leaf. 25 x 36 cm.
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