Sarah Lucas' work is created with the intention of confronting sexual stereotypes and the human condiition. For example, she has explored her obsession with cigarettes as a material for art, suggesting the connection between smoking and sexually obsessive activity. The provocative nature of her work has often elicited comparisons with other artists such as Francis Bacon and Damien Hurst, however what I think what sets Lucas aside is the dark humour she successfully communicates to the viewer through questioning of the viewers self. Everyone can relate to it. An instillation piece Lucas created consisted of a mechanical wanking arm, which was viewed through a peephole, (an idea I have explored within my own work), played with voyerism as the public had payed to see the exhibition; suggesting the idea of viewers exchanging money for their own 'porn'
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