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Pierre leichner
Canada
Artist highlights
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Resin, Plastic With Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 2.8in, Height: 4.5in, Depth: 1.1in
About this artwork
The Venus of Lespugue reinterprets one of humanity's oldest known images of the female body. Carved from mammoth ivory between 26,000 and 24,000 years ago and discovered in France in 1922, the original figurine is renowned for its enlarged breasts, hips, and abdomen, forms widely understood as symbols of fertility, abundance, and survival during the Ice Age.
My interpretation, unlike Jeff Koons' Balloon Venus (Orange), replaces the figure's interior… with toy soldiers standing guard around a spool of copper wire. Once an emblem of fertility and life's abundance, the Venus becomes a meditation on the militarization of resources and the conflicts fought over territory and the Earth's wealth. By embedding symbols of war within one of humanity's earliest representations of life, I invite viewers to question whether the resources that sustain civilization have become the very causes of division, violence, and insecurity.
My interpretation, unlike Jeff Koons' Balloon Venus (Orange), replaces the figure's interior… with toy soldiers standing guard around a spool of copper wire. Once an emblem of fertility and life's abundance, the Venus becomes a meditation on the militarization of resources and the conflicts fought over territory and the Earth's wealth. By embedding symbols of war within one of humanity's earliest representations of life, I invite viewers to question whether the resources that sustain civilization have become the very causes of division, violence, and insecurity.
Pierre leichner
Canada
Credentials
- Works on commission
Pierre Leichner, with a background rooted in both medicine and fine art, works across sculpture, painting, installation, BioArt, and video, blending scientific inquiry with poetic sensibility. His technique embraces organic materials, layered abstraction, and time-based processes, often inviting natural phenomena as collaborators. Playfulness and surprise give way to deeper ecological and socio-political meaning through engaging participatory works. Pierre’s art evokes vulnerability and resilience while inspiring reflection and a profound sense of interconnection between humanity, nature, and community.
Pierre leichner
Guarded
$450
