Piranha

Tonico Lemos Auad

Originally created for the Zoo Portfolio 2005, published by Archeus, Auad's gold necklace text-work Piranha is a witty swipe at the decorated girls of the Brazilian social scene, inspired by messages of love, family and friendship often found on cheap jewellery. Piranha is a slang term meaning a voracious, predatory, highly competitive, ruthless, alpha female. Piranha is also, according to Urban Dictionary, defined as "Any wrestling or grappling technique (esp. from Brazilian Ju-Jitsu) that presses a body part or the ground against your mouth - sometimes yielding imprints of your teeth on the inside of your lips/gums or teeth marks on your opponents arms/legs."

It is precisely this type of entertaining connection which intrigues in Auad's work.

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Artist
Tonico Lemos Auad
Title
Piranha
Medium
9ct. gold necklace
Date
2005
Size
Body: w. 3 cm: 1 3/16 in. Chain: 22 cm drop: 8 21/32 in.
Edition
From the edition of 50, signed and numbered by the artist on an accompanying archival card mount
Publisher
Archeus, London
Reference
H0146
Status
Available for sale

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