Vagina Scent Artist Peter de Cupere Is At It Again

Do you smell that? If it's the smell of vagina, and there isn't one in the vicinity, you might be near one of Peter de Cupere's works of art. For his latest project, de Cupere has taken one of the most famous anatomical paintings in history, and given it an olfactory treatment once reserved for other visionaries like John Waters. 

According to The Huffington Post (link below), de Cupere's latest is a tribute to realist painter Gustave Courbet's famously banned 1866 painting "The Origin of the World." 

"The Paintbrush of Gustave Courbet" is a tribute to the artist and his his famed NSFW work, as well as "a tribute to the feminine and more specifically to the female fantasies and pleasure," according to the artist. He added: "Nothing as creative to start with an empty canvas and to brush down your desires with the smell of vagina!" For the work, de Cupere takes a paintbrush and replaces its bristles with pubic hair. In lieu of paint, he offers up his signature scent, a new-and-improved take on the smell from "The Deflowering," made from a mixture of "even more women from different races and nationalities."

With "The Paintbrush," de Cupere comments not only on the undervalued scent of the vagina, but the oft overlooked sense of smell itself. "To look at vaginal smell as paint is a poetic statement," the artist explained, hoping with his work to open up the artistic landscape to embrace work that appeals to all five senses. 

Via The Huffington Post