Jim Pipkin

Mothra vs. Eros

<p>It’s the urge to create when elements in motion (like moths) invoke a feeling (like the loss of love).</p>


Neo-Classical head resting on PR side with cloth strips wrapped around top of nose and upper lip; open eyes; deeply crackled surface; mottled patina with greens, golds and browns; two incised/drawn mummy-like heads on back of neck; interior has deeply textured surface

Bandaged and broken, Eros, the god of love, rests in the tension between the ideal and the reality of the human condition. Strength and beauty is contradicted by inherent fragility. Life is precious because it is fleeting. And love brings both joy and heartache. Mitoraj used the timeless artistic language of Greece to address these conflicts in a new way. They are intimately personal, yet the monumental scale of the sculpture, weighing close to two tons, also suggests the glories and failures of entire civilizations.

Jim Pipkin
Mothra vs. Eros, Digital Photography

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Eros Bendato Screpolato, 20th century — Artist: Igor Mitoraj — Bronze

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Jim Pipkin Mothra vs. Eros, Digital Photography

Inspired by:

Eros Bendato Screpolato, 20th century — Artist: Igor Mitoraj — Bronze

What does inspiration mean to you?

Connect with the artist

Jim Pipkin
Mothra vs. Eros, Digital Photography