Another artist I chose to research due to her navigating of the morbidity in art. I think Morgans use of imagery if subdued and fantastic, and I am not surprised she is at the forefront of trending Britartists. As someone who has worked consistenly with animal imagery in the past and in past projects like "Habitat" and "Plight of the Piglets" I decided to make visual responses to "The Fall" and "Reciever"
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/death-becomes-her-meet-polly-morgan-britarts-hottest-property-2027383.html "I'm not a morbid person, I'm actually really optimistic. I hate the fact that death hangs over us all our lives." It is the aesthetic of the body in a state of total relaxation, she argues, which is of central interest in her art. "I see it as a raw material to work with; with no soul left, the body becomes a beautiful ornament."
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