La Petite Mort
La Petite MortCategory: Selected Recent Paintings by Chris Gollon
Artist: Chris Gollon
Subject: figurative paintings
SOLD. This painting is both on the back cover and is included in art historian Tamsin Pickeral's book 'CHRIS GOLLON: Humanity in Art' (published by Hyde & Hughes May 2010).
"The little death is translation from the French "la petite mort", a popular reference for a sexual orgasm. The term has been broadly expanded to include specific instances of blacking out after orgasm and other supposed spiritual releases that come with orgasm".
