Apotropaike: Vulva Portraits on Commission
Vanessa, known as Apotropaike, is a Ravenna-based artist who creates custom digital paintings of vulvas from intimate photos, transforming them into large, colorful pop art prints. She works from photographs provided by clients, reinterpreting them in a psychedelic, celebratory style. The works are printed as fine art on ultra-glossy 310g paper. Apotropaike's practice is a direct response to the rising popularity of labiaplasty in Italy and Europe, aiming to restore beauty and power to female genitalia. Her art was featured in a solo exhibition on March 8 at Casa Spadoni restaurant in Ravenna. The artist describes her work as a representation of female genital beauty outside mass media stereotypes.
Key facts
- Vanessa (Apotropaike) creates custom vulva portraits on commission.
- She works from intimate photos provided by clients.
- The portraits are reinterpreted in a pop, colorful style.
- Prints are large-format fine art on ultra-glossy 310g paper.
- Apotropaike's solo exhibition was held on March 8 at Casa Spadoni restaurant in Ravenna.
- The artist cites labiaplasty as the most requested cosmetic surgery in Italy and Europe.
- Her work aims to restore beauty and power to female genitalia.
- The project is called 'vulva portraits' and is described as a symptom of current feminist self-awareness.
Entities
Artists
- Vanessa (Apotropaike)
Institutions
- Casa Spadoni
- Artribune
Locations
- Ravenna
- Italy
- Europe