“Descend” is a piece from my ‘Modernized’ vanitas series that conveys the transience of life into death in a secular manner through use of objective symbolism. The black background shrouding these objects alludes to the ambiguity and bleakness of death. The drooping balloons in the still life not only represent the brevity of life, but their mirrored suspension hovering over the sharp tacks, represents the balance between life and death. The skull its self is a blatant symbol of death.
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