Sculpture
Size: 108 x 142 x 74 cm
Year: 2014
Materials: Vintage RM2 Adel Rootstein mannequin Male Hero R28, Michael Dion penguins ice hockey goalie mask, teeth dentures, human hair, glass eyes, phalanges anatomical bones, shoes, suit, cricket gloves.
Apex Predator Darwinian Voodoo creates art that subverts Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection with the belief system of supernatural ceremonial ritual. The concepts of nature and super-nature are explored in the work. Within this conceptual framework, Fantich & Young created a luxury lifestyle brand called Darwinian Voodoo that debuted its alpha collection called Apex Predator.
The artwork mimics and satirises a high-end fashion house’s products, presentation and philosophies. The work investigates the themes of competition, social hierarchy, winners and losers and the grey areas in-between.
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