Cum

About cum
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Lieven Deconinck
Robin De Vooght
Gaetan Begerem

Based in Ghent, Belgium, the trio known as Cum* have been making their "fucking erotic street entertainment" since 2002. Their work began with a stencil of a pin-up girl and has evolved, with a great deal of influence by the massive amounts of pornography readily available on the internet, into a sexual free for all. Liberating the ladies from their computer monitor confines and setting them loose on the streets, Cum* was curious to see what would become of the girls when taken out of context. Originally a project slated just for the streets, Cum* has moved indoors where they have more artistic freedom to experiment with their explicit subject matter. Using a color scheme of mostly black, white and pink, silk screened images of the girl-next-door types are juxtaposed with drip-heavy spray painted stencils of Russ Myer looking women. On canvas, both the Madonna and the Whore are celebrated and they coexist side by side with neither camp passing judgment on the other. (Liberation Iannillo)