In my perspective, as far as Yinka Shonibare’s work on the Ballet Gods: Poseidon and Zeus, the Butterfly Kid, and the Refugee Astronaut, all of the artwork is quite enticing. Majority of the sculptures represents a feminine aspect with them, by presenting the fiberglass mannequins in women attire. However, the accessories equipped with each mannequin gives them a masculine mythological approach and destructive characteristic to correlate with it. In my opinion, the subject for each mannequin that Shonibare is trying to portray is a destructive kind of beauty. The mannequins also emphasize on other numerous subjects as well. Focusing on just their bodies specifically, it emphasizes anger at humankind, environmental disasters, and survival of
