This recreation is a modern allegory of the myth. The intertextual reference of Venus emerging from an urban landscape pays homage to Botticelli’s Birth of Venus at the Uffizi in Florence. This work by Bruno Surdo conjures up mythological images to embody
a microcosm of contemporary life. Metaphors and symbolism show beauty, love and sex as central to the human experience.
THE RE-EMERGENCE OF VENUS 101 in. x 142 in. Oil.
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