Saint Sebastian / EVERLAST

Nicolas Régnier's, Saint Sebastian, 1623 is an excellent example of the vulnerable and erotisized martyr. I’ve taken photos of the original and reenacted the pose from the source work. Through the virtual contemporary lens of Instagram and its flood of web imagery, authorship is a snap away and the subtle variations recreated and seen through many eyes can be appropriated into infinite storylines. In our sexualized selfie culture, the Baroque paintings of Saint Sebastian start to look more like a pin-up than martyr.

Saint Sebastian / EVERLAST, 2016

Medium: kiln-formed and sandblasted glass, digital photo decals,

urethane, copper tape, synthetic polymer, oak mounts

Special thanks to: Bob Ciminel, Clearlight Glass & Mirror, George Ellenburg, Jeff Harrison, Gregory Johnson, Patrick Mullins, Charlotte Potter, John Reid, Arthur Silver, and Dub Walston.