https://artistparentindex.com/files/original/b28d7b3e1ffebe4779f85c42674c74ff.jpg 4ec163cf3c9935af08dc35e716b618c4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artist Parent Index Person An individual. Website The Artist's website <a href="https://paulflippen.com/section/206602_The_Birds_and_The_Bees.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://paulflippen.com/section/206602_The_Birds_and_The_Bees.html</a> Topic birth family planning gestation Medium painting Artist Statement This body of work, inspired by the birth of my son, explores the complications of love, pleasure, and the act of creation – literal and metaphorical, biological and artistic. Pollinating birds and bees suggestively interact with abstractions derived from decorative patterns of antique marriage certificates – a union of instinctive desire with cultural expectations of formalized relationships. These crisply painted elements are layered over digital transfers of the chemical synthesis of progesterone (the “pregnancy hormone” necessary for healthy fetal development, and a major ingredient in many forms of birth control). These images are further layered over manipulated lace patterns found on internet photographs of lingerie and wedding dresses – mechanized patterns that, like lace itself, exist simultaneously to display and obscure. Location The location of the interview Colorado USA Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Paul Flippen Title A name given to the resource Paul Flippen