"664 Somebody Else's Heart" by Jenny Doh

"664 Somebody Else's Heart" original fine art by Jenny Doh

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Dec 26, 2018

Price: $200

Media: Acrylic

Size: 10x8 in

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664 Somebody Else's Heart
8x10 inches
Acrylic on cradled wood
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I watched the movie VICE last night and was greatly impacted by the scene when Dick Cheney receives a heart transplant and the narrator notes that Cheney referred to the heart that got transplanted into his body as his "new heart" rather than "somebody else's heart." Because in our culture, a person can create a "complete" narrative while intentionally leaving out certain parts of the context. Like how the person has mistreated his/her body by overeating or not exercising and just say he has a "new heart." Like it's been picked up from the convenience store.

Like, let's eat more cake and ice cream. Like, cause he got a new heart.

(I referenced a vintage image of an anatomical heart for this work.)

Like, let's eat more cake and ice cream. Like, cause he got a new heart.

(I referenced a vintage image of an anatomical heart for this work.)

Available Paintings by Jenny Doh