The pieces in the Dainty desire series are made by a patchwork of different laces, originally produced to be used as appliques in women's clothing, but here they have been assembled to resemble the shape of weapons (gun, rifle, pistol, etc) in real size, which are artifacts normally associated with raw virility.
As in all Fábio Carvalho's production, the artist seeks to question the common sense that strength and fragility, virility and poetry, masculinity and vulnerability cannot coexist, proposing a discussion on gender identity stereotypes. |
