Maggot Brain

Maggot Brain

Helen Ashton

2012

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a face with its mouth wide open, filled with writhing green shapes. The shapes look like a mix of bugs and blobs, spilling out and dripping down the chin. The background is mostly black and white, with a few loose green splatters floating around. The title *Maggot Brain* gives a hint—it’s not realistic. The artist used bright green to make the inside of the mouth look messy and alive. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this print up close.

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