Birth of Medusa

Angelo

Birth of Medusa

Ceramic and Metal

15" x 9"

2018

A self-taught artist, Angelo Padilla has been long inspired by Victorian, anatomical, almost monstrous sculptures and paintings. His art features exposed folded skin, muscle groups, veins, hearts intertwined with flora and fauna that represent the pain, pleasure, and struggle of the artist himself, symbolizing the fragility of life and its change and transformation.

“It’s about an individual's chaotic emotional struggle - breaking out of your shell and flourishing as your true self.”