Doctor Heal Thyself

Artist

Sara Petroff

Description

I have a thing for medical illustrations. This piece emerged from the pages of a book on Leonardo da Vinci's medical illustrations. It took on a life of its own once I began playing with the concept of the spine as a zipper. The face and hands are from a self portrait of Albrecht Dürer from 1493 with hands self-suture and the common thread binding the body together and attached to the cranium references IV drips. It's written both in English and in Latin, "Medice Cura Te Ipsum"

Year

2024

Category

Craft & Design

Medium

paper, acrylic polymers, acrylic washes, embroidery floss, adhesive, gold ink,

Price

$1,200