Peter Maeder

Ekphrasis

               Blond hair hangs rigidly through the top of the frame to obscure the shaded depth of her eye. Her eyes are empty, lacking care or expression which is telling in itself. Her right eye being all the more obscured is shielded by a waterfall if sugar. The sugar itself cascades from above, playfully pink and comprised of dense chunks its steals the image as the background seems dark and morose. It seems to almost shimmer like glitter as it falls into her mouth. Her mouth holds your eye as the deep red of voluminous lips contrasts and interacts so well with the crisp white of her teeth. Under that her tongue is lolling from her mouth receiving the cascading sugar and waiting for more. The crystals are coating the surface of her tongue as those places not yet covered are glittering with moisture ready to hold the sugar in place. The sugar stacking upon her tongue continues to tumble off it, creating a barrier but not stopping the cascade from above. Her skin behind is slightly out of focus but nonetheless the flawlessness of her skin is apparent. Her expression and eyes come together to turn this perhaps childish action into one emitting sexuality. The sugar appearing glitter like adds to this image as it also ties this portrait into the playful world.

Chewing Pink 2009

Marilyn Minter