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Catttt Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
presents the living as sufficient unto itself
1. Does "presents the living as sufficient unto itself" mean "presents an independent view of the living materials (blood)"?
2. Does "dark reflection of blood on blood is disturbing" mean "that amount of blood in one place is disgusting"?
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In today’s godless world, Marc Quinn’s use of actual human material for his portraits presents the living as sufficient unto itself. Such is Self (1999), the ‘sculptured’ head made from his own blood which has been poured into a mould and kept ‘alive’ through refrigeration, the eyes closed like those of the sleeping foetuses. The severed neck stands on a stainless-steel base and though the dark reflection of blood on blood is disturbing it evokes only a ghoulish chuckle.
2. Does "dark reflection of blood on blood is disturbing" mean "that amount of blood in one place is disgusting"?
Context:
In today’s godless world, Marc Quinn’s use of actual human material for his portraits presents the living as sufficient unto itself. Such is Self (1999), the ‘sculptured’ head made from his own blood which has been poured into a mould and kept ‘alive’ through refrigeration, the eyes closed like those of the sleeping foetuses. The severed neck stands on a stainless-steel base and though the dark reflection of blood on blood is disturbing it evokes only a ghoulish chuckle.
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red apple 1. Does "presents the living as sufficient unto itself" mean "presents an independent view of the living materials (blood)"? No, I think the writer means that the material needs nothing added artistically or otherwise.
- red apple 1.
- Does "presents the living as sufficient unto itself" mean "presents an independent view of the living materials (blood)"?
- No, I think the writer means that the material needs nothing added artistically or otherwise.
- red apple Does "dark reflection of blood on blood is disturbing" mean "that amount of blood in one place is disgusting"?
- Yes, I think that's the general intention, though it refers more to the presentation than the amount per se.
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red apple1. Does "presents the living as sufficient unto itself" mean "presents an independent view of the living materials (blood)"?No, I think the writer means that the material needs nothing added artistically or otherwise.
red apple Does "dark reflection of blood on blood is disturbing" mean "that amount of blood in one place is di
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