BRAINCHILD

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The //Brainchild// sculpture's posture resembles that of Prometheus as he is being tortured by the vulture.

Posted by: Blake Steen = = =Definition of Brainchild:= brainchild(n): a product of one's creative effort synonyms- invention, coinage, concoction, contrivance, creation, inovation, wrinkle

POSTED BY: HANNAH OHLUND = = =**Brainchild- Comics**= The Brainchild comic book charcter was given super human intellect, but was grounded in an emotional state of a young child.

POSTED BY: HANNAH OHLUND

=Hannah's Explication= In this piece the horse shown is white as are all of Aggie Zed's horse sculptures. In mythology a white horse could symbolize a savior while in contemporary society a white horse symbolizes nobleness and is often used as a trope in literature. I believe that the horse in this piece is seen as a savior because he is "rescuing" his rider from the boon of his travels-knowledge. In this piece the figure does not control the horse, but relies upon it for support. Also, the artist grew up around horses and probably found the presence of a horse consoling and supportive as shown in how the figure leans upon his/her white horse. I also noticed that in this piece a zed-face is not use but rather a scrambled wire in its place. I believe this wire represents the scrambled thoughts of someone weighed down with knowledge. The head is also bowed at a slight angle again representing the weight of the knowledge and how the figure leans upon his "savior" for support. In this piece it is apparent that ignorance is bliss.