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| Panel from Torture of Women, 1974-1976, 14 panels, 133 ft long |
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| Maypole/Take No Prisoners, 2008 |
Torture of Women brutally depicts violence against women as a universal condition. The central placement of the nude, bound woman forces attention on her torture. Purple dramatizes the horror and fear.
On the Maypole grisly heads dangle from black and red ribbons. The mixed metaphors of the maypole and the folly of war starkly contrast with each other. The neutral colors emphasize the gruesome piece. Hideous skulls bluntly represent the horrors of murder and war. Spero exposes viewer to horror but does not rationalize, soften or explain it.
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