Saturday, May 1, 2010

An Orgasm of Sneezes


Der Speyer by FX Messerschmidt.

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt stunned the Baroque Age with his sculpture of contorted facial expressions. He lost favor with the Viennese court and retreated to Swabian Alps where he completed the 64 studies while studying necromancy under the influence of the pagan prophet Hermes Trismegistus. I came into contact with the artist through ART 101 at Boston College and thought of him upon seeing this photo collection of women.

They seem to be in the throes of orgasm, but actually are in the process of sneezing.

Neither a sneeze or an orgasm last long.

Unless you fake it.

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