Butterflies And Bullets

The idea for this piece came to me as I stared at a full bottle of injectible lidocaine that had been sitting in my medicine cabinet for months. Everytime I saw it, I wanted to do something with it…the first idea I had was to affix two syringes filled with red food color onto the back, crossbones style and redo the label to say “poison”. This idea never saw the light of day due to the fact that it seemed so basic. I felt there was not enough thought behind it because I was sure i’d seen it before on a painting or something of that nature. So my next idea was that it would remain with syringes but the label was going to say “Meth” and having a warning label (this idea may see the light of day yet, I really think people need to understand that meth is so very dangerous, it eats your soul, this is not to say I have anything against those who take it, I can fully understand the lure and chokehold that it has apon it’s users. To be free of it is akin to being reborn) After a lot of thought something just hit me. Being an addict is a very selfish thing. It is to some considered a sin and it directly correlates with the deadliest of the seven deadly sins, this being pride. In the case of it being a sin pride is overexaggerated, it includes the love of onesself over and above anything else. Thus the idea of Hubris cosmetic was born. Hubris a Greek word meaning excessive pride. I should also state that I have nothing against people who use Botox. I would use it if I felt it neccessary and had the cash. I was born a sinner and will die a sinner. I wanted to create something that would make one ponder and think or might see as “clever”. I hope this piece does just that!