Analysis: A Voluptuary Under The Horrors Of Digestion
The print “A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion” by James Gillray portrays Prince George overindulging himself. The photograph “Man shooting up leg” taken by Larry Clark portrays a man shooting up a drug through his leg. Elements within both of these works create a greater theme of addiction.
Gillray’s depiction of Prince George sitting tranquilly in a regal chair, wearing a blackened shoulder to knee jacket that is on top of a whitened body suit metaphorically being inflated like a balloon, this is being portrayed through the buttons bursting at the seams. While his left hand holds a long fork with a darkened bottom up to his mouth. This is creating a sense of satisfaction through the action of eating. He is staring at the viewer with
Gillray’s depiction of Prince George sitting tranquilly in a regal chair, wearing a blackened shoulder to knee jacket that is on top of a whitened body suit metaphorically being inflated like a balloon, this is being portrayed through the buttons bursting at the seams. While his left hand holds a long fork with a darkened bottom up to his mouth. This is creating a sense of satisfaction through the action of eating. He is staring at the viewer with