Doctrine of Signatures

Friday, August 24, 2007

Doctrine of Signatures

My sex slaves; looks like it, smells like it, I want a piece of it

This is a detail of a tubular flower known as the Dutchman's Pipe because of its shape. In Trinidad and Tobago the rare flower goes by the name, Tref and the vine comes from the Aristolochiaceae family. At bloom, the seductive orifice lures insects to a large cavity located at its core. The purpose is for sex.

The plant resembles a human fetus in the womb, and was once thought to facilitate child birth.

In the 1500s, the Swiss herbalist Paracelsus originated the Doctrine of Signatures, he believed that the shape, colour, taste, smell and other properties of a plant can hint its use in healing.

The flowers also emits a foul pungent odor and the Insects are trapped inside until the plant releases pollen. Then they are free to escape pollen laden and lured once again to another receptive flower.

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Richard Bolai lives and works from Trinidad, West Indies. He is a bookbinder,Graphic designer and the author of thebookmann, which from 2004, has written and photographed independently aspects of Trinidad and Tobago's art culture.

In 2008, he began a series of self studies called Feinin which incorporated digital superpositions of artists who have left a mark in art history by using the internet as the core of reference. He also produced parodies relating to anthropological studies of Trinidad and Tobago, for example, folklore or observations of the society via class and stereotypes

The work then expanded by actually creating dimensional replicas, capturing a map over the subjects to explore the underling subconscious in the form of art. This aided the ability to analyze art by producing art parodies to understand the meaning behind it. No money was spent or assistance in producing these compositions from common items found in his home, a chair, a mirror, or old tyre.

The artists lists includes, da Vinci's Last Supper, Koons's dog, Hirst's spin paintings, Andres Serrano's piss Christ to Monet to name a few, over one hundred artists' have been completed, producing one in every 24 hour cycle.

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