Musea

Scene

The composition is dominated by a drooping, fleshy form with a gigantic nose touching the ground and a closed eye with long lashes. A woman's head and shoulders approach the genitals of a standing male figure. The background features a muted blue-grey sky.

Figures

The central head lacks a mouth and is replaced by an enormous grasshopper with a decomposed belly filled with ants. This imagery reflects the artist's lifelong terror of grasshoppers. The large head represents one of several simultaneous personifications of the artist.

Symbolism

A golden lion's head with open jaws represents the mythic vagina dentata, symbolizing sexual anxiety. An egg in the foreground may reference an obsession with reproduction. The recurring rock-head motif is inspired by a geological formation in Catalonia.

Craft

Diagonal lines in the grasshopper's legs and tree roots create tension and anxiety. The color palette uses earthy ochres and browns contrasted against a muted blue-grey background to create an unsettling atmosphere.

Impact

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