Proposal P3
I wanted to explore the idea of perception within a religious context. The question I was asking more towards this practice was, “How does the Catholic church perceive and/or do they accept followers who display their self-expression with a satanic-inspired malevolent or physical abhorrent qualities?” I want to delve into the perception of the outsider who is creating their own assumptions based on the iconography of a human with an unorthodox physical presentation in a religious setting.
My figure is not trying to portray itself as Satan or have any qualities of what is the stereotypical entity, but more-so have physical demonic qualities. This has nothing to do with the human’s belief system. Satan's appearance is never described in the Bible, but, since the ninth century, he has often been shown in Christian art with horns, cloven hooves, unusually hairy legs, and a tail, often naked and holding a pitchfork. I want to create my figure with an emphasis on their physical presentation with daunting motifs, and see what kind of narrative that creates within a religious setting.
