Artwork details
- Medium : Bronze Without Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 14.2in, Height: 6.3in, Depth: 17.3in
About this artwork
Made from bronze, copper, empty brass and shotgun bullet shells, glass enamel, turquoise, BILL was part of the exhibition entitled K9. The domesticated wild canine is the most loyal and beloved animal partner of the human. Reflecting on our emotional relationships with dogs, the artist exposes each one with a distinct personality, beyond mere evolution. The artworks poise various dog breeds and half-breeds in a playful plethora of moods. Using unconventional…
materials like spent bullets casings, copper, brass, and glass. K9 gives tribute to the love humans have for dogs.
Josephine Turalba
Philippines
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Works on commission
« She embodies an urban explorer and a socially committed flâneuse, who examines places through long walks in sites that betray individual memory and collective mythology. »
Josephine Turalba is an interdisciplinary artist based between Manila and Boston, who incorporates intersecting layers of different media: performance, sculpture, video, sound, photography into her artistic practice. Focusing on issues of divide and convergence within a volatile geo-political world order, her works reflect on the politics of violence and dynamics of infliction and trauma, depicting spaces where empathy translates into healing.