Venus 23

2023

Venus 23, a figurative sculpture by Daniel Paul, showing a standing woman in sunglasses beside sculpted bags
Venus 23, 2023. Photo: Vojtěch Vlk.

Venus 23

2023

3D-printed PLA, acrylic paint
80 × 40 × 40 cm
31.5 × 15.7 × 15.7 in.
Unique

Venus 23 treats beauty as something enacted rather than possessed. The traditional symbols of Venus remain, but their former authority has diminished. They retain their place in the work, while beauty itself is found elsewhere.

Front view of Venus 23, a figurative sculpture by Daniel Paul, showing a standing woman in sunglasses beside sculpted bags
Left front view of Daniel Paul’s Venus 23 sculpture with a female figure standing beside sculpted bags and objects
Left rear view of Daniel Paul’s Venus 23 sculpture showing the figure from behind with two sculpted bags
Right front view of Venus 23 by Daniel Paul showing the standing female figure and sculpted bags at the base




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