tainted_heart

While I am squeamish about the content in that particular picture, I think you have done something to evoke a stronge emotion (a sense of revulsion) using both the mental concept and the visual impact of your piece.

In that sense, to me, you have achieved an artistic statement through that work.

I may not enjoy looking at that piece, but not all art is meant to make the viewer feel good.

If anything, that particular artpiece is a mirror into the darker side of the human soul, and I look twice inside myself to understand what it really is that I am reacting to.

The Venus de Milo is kind of sick too, displayed without her arms.  If we know that the sculptor had intentionally used a model with amputated arms, would it make a difference to the way people view that work ?

Eternal Hobbyist