Artwork Description

In this contemplative piece, the two contrasting images of the same woman boldly confront us with the realities on the sources of our contentment. According to the artist, he had set the images against a picturesque view of the Roman aqueducts to signify the most coveted things that Man equates with happiness. The dark figure of a woman on the left indicates that these makeshift pleasures are neither capable of satiating Man nor save the flesh from deterioration while the singing figure on the right suggests that despite the massive degeneration of the body, some possess an inner self that defies decay brought on by decadent society.