Victoria Lansford
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta
chased, keum-boo and hollow constructed amulet on a
Roman chain
sterling silver, fine silver, 24k gold, 1-3/4 x 3/4 x
3/8 inches
Much
of my work is about the reflection of masculine and feminine forces, which we
in our Puritan rooted culture pretend to ignore. Ever since people crawled
through the belly of the earth to paint on cave walls, we have implicitly
venerated the symbol of the womb, which has continued to shape religious
architecture. I find the towers of medieval Christian, Islamic, and Indian
architecture obviously phallic, but the archways and domes of these styles are
undeniably feminine. These transformational symbols of renewal, rebirth, reflection,
and reunion through form and space are imprinted on our psyches.
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