Animal Flesh

My current painting work looking at showing meat in a grotesque way to disgust the viewer. They explore our fascination and obsession with flesh, showing the meat in an almost seductive way. The almost beautiful appearance makes the viewer feel almost guilt and uncertainty in finding the imagery appealing.This combined with simplistic yet direct titles is designed to give the viewer a shock and feelings of guilt.

I have also mixed human organs and body parts into the meat to show how similar we are and question why it is acceptable to consume and cause pain to one and not the other.

Being a vegetarian I have almost an internal struggle as I paint between wanting to create something that is shocking and then my own dislike of meat. I hope to capture this struggle in my paint.