Project 22 two fried eggs and a kebab

Project 22 Two fried eggs and a kebab

To consider the work of Sarah Lucas and note any references to the theories that I have looked at so far.

Sarah Lucas was one of the 'Young British Artists' that arrived on the art scene in the 1990's her work mainly consists of self-portraits and uses a variety of mediums to achieve this as she shows life as a woman in the modern world.
Task 1

Two fried eggs and a kebab 1992

 Here Sarah uses foods as a sexual innuendo - a woman is transformed in to a commodity to be possessed and consumed  part of her being a piece of meat.  I think maybe this could link up with Project 21 (images of women, she transform a gaze in to objects.

Task 2

Au Natural 1994

 This work deconstructs the sexual act - genitals are replaced with commodities the soiled double mattress leaning against the wall- an erect cucumber with two oranges at its base - (the man) a bucket and two ripe melons (the female).  This could tie up with the project on Signs and Symbols.

Task 3

Self Portrait with two fried eggs 1996



 In this art work the eggs replace the breasts on the actual female form- to all outward appearances this could be a male with the short hair, T shirt, ripped jeans and man like shoes which supports the irony of the picture.  I wonder if could be aligned with Project 18 the mirror phase?  She does not appear at all feminine in this image.

Task 4

 Eating a Banana  1990

This I believe has great connotations which comment on the castration anxiety in Project 21.  Lucas gazes definitely at the spectator challenging the male gaze.  She avoids the phallic symbols by biting the banana which directly threatens castration.  I think she could be challenging Berger's argument in Project 21.