Not for the faint of heart: The Penis Project

Straight from Okemos, Michigan, we have Sue Long, an artist who has embarked on a project centered on the penis. Click this link to check out her artist’s statement about why she’s constructing a lot of ceramic penises. What she seeks to accomplish through this is to treat the male sex organ the same what that women’s have been treated through media. It’s an interesting concept. If you would like to, click on the gallery at the right of the page and scroll down to the project link to check out the ceramics. You may be uncomfortable looking at them at first, because it’s something that isn’t seen a lot in the media. This of course is the point Sue Long is making, that unlike women’s breasts which are flaunted, the penis is kept under wraps. She asks if this is a form of power, and I can see how it is. After looking at them, you can see that she uses humor in her work, through the names of the pieces as well as a variety of glazes and types. Yet, I wonder does exploiting men the same way women are really help equalize the situation? Something to think about.

And lastly, Sue Long is the mother of a friend of mine.