Raquel Paiewonsky (b. Dominican Republic 1969). Levitando: A un solo pie (Levitating: On One Foot), 2003. Panty hose, beeswax, cable, 118 1/8 x 118 1/8 x 157 1/2 in. (300 x 300 x 400 cm). Courtesy of the artist (Photo: Ruy Dos Santos)
Artist Statement
In recent years, possible bodily mutations have inevitably become the main focus of my work. This allows me to experiment with new ways of merging elements of urban life, gender stereotypes, and stress with nature, spirituality, and instinct. In other words, through this sort of visual laboratory I can take a closer look at our postmodern world, and I can take to its utmost limits that most amazing human trait of adaptability.
37 Comments
i thought this piece was weird and unique at the same time
— Posted by shamae esterine
i like the angles and materials you chose to use.
— Posted by lin-z
that is like sacrifing with rituals
— Posted by jerrylancaster
lots of feet !
— Posted by lolasoledad
this piece is very interesting.What inspired you?
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I think you are very wrong about this picture
— Posted by Darrell Powe
I like this rt work because it shows it changs in the carribean.
— Posted by Terrance George
scary and creepy
— Posted by elias
Je n'aime pas le musee. C'est nul!!
— Posted by Pierre
INTERESTING use of feet. AMAZING art work. two thumbs up!!!!!!!
— Posted by alex
VERY, VERY interesting piece or art!!! i love it.
— Posted by Elena
this was interesting in visually to me, partially because of the immediate reaction i had to the image of people of color hanging...though that might not have been the artists intent, i was affected by the "strange fruit" imagery...
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the most creative work i've ever seen.
— Posted by nev douglas
i like this t is very creative thumbs up!
— Posted by person
WOW WOW WOW
— Posted by ANONYMOUS
stunning...absolutely stunning
— Posted by sj from lb
when i first saw the feet hanging from the air i thought how cool but after reading its purpose all i had left to say was WOW...
— Posted by Ngozi Williams
This piece portrays the social boundaries that the women of the Caribbean are struggling to move across through a powerful physical metaphor.
— Posted by Jk
i think dis shows how they cut off d feet of slaves who try 2 run away
— Posted by rawlette scott
i think it looks nasty but cool and amazing at the same time
— Posted by annoymous
Great way to show that there was also salves in the Caribbean.
— Posted by Esther Frank
I THINK THIS IS SHOWING A BLACK WOMENS PART IN SLAVERY
— Posted by EBBIE
CREEPY
— Posted by YURI MONROE
i liked the hanging feet ..but the meuseum bird wouldnt let me take a photo...which bummed me out cos i like hanging feet a bunch
— Posted by loganski
at first thought i thought it was real feet. it is just very haunting.
— Posted by sara
this is my personal cleaning room...scrubs and sponges
— Posted by julsie
i agree with the artist...what a sin to see theses sick people to cut a body up like butcher meat and dump it somewhere...it should be done to them
— Posted by steve
i feel the artist does have the wrong idea as well...humanity as a whole will never stop these hainous acts of violence
— Posted by jamaal
I DON'T THINK THE MESSAGE OF THIS PIECE IS TRUE
— Posted by ANDREA
the point came across really well
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this is a very neat and a complete beautiful
artwork
— Posted by latoya ferebee
this work is unbelievable, the artist should similar things like this.
— Posted by dejon
Without reading the artist's statement my first though was emotional for me. People, artists who can't get their feet where they will be able to step to reach their potential.
— Posted by J Lipsky
THIS WORK IS AMAZING I LOVE THIS ONE IT IS THE BEST
— Posted by EBONY TORRES
i liked it
— Posted by jamaal
After the first glace, this work is inevitably unforgettable. It arouses an uneazy and disturbed feeling but with an modern aesthetic presentation. The next step for the artist is how to bring this concept into the contemporary world.
— Posted by Sue-ching
This work exemplifies many of the things I enjoy about contemporary art. I don't find it particularly aesthetically pleasing, but it incorporates standard materials and items combined with a deeper level of thinking to provoke a different understanding of life. Whether you "get it" or not, it makes you think. This is the heart of contemporary art.
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Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
