tongue paintings
on the tongue paintings
It's a consequence of being looked at - a response to the investigation of the gaze. Child-like and sexual, the
tongue paintings reveal revulsion, humor and desire.They are also a response to the myth of Medusa, usually depicted beheaded and sticking out her tongue. The
sight of her was enough to turn men to stone. In this way, she is a metaphor for a man confronting female sex-
uality, which literally stiffens him.These paintings explore the idea of the male gorgon and a sexual response to being seen.
