Before one can interpret this work, one also has to analyze the meaning of the subject. It’s all too easy to say that the subject of this work is the popsicle, but arguably, the popsicle has no meaning until the human being has experienced it in some way. The true subject of this piece is in fact the experience or act of eating the popsicle. If one is to assume that the popsicle in this piece is being bitten by a human being (in a figurative sense), then that human experience has to be part of the story. People eat popsicles because they are sweet and colorful and because they are cold. They eat popsicles outdoors when it is hot outside, usually in the summer. Sometimes they also eat popsicles after a meal for a special treat. The experience of eating a popsicle is a common one, especially in childhood, but sometimes also in adulthood; almost everyone has unwrapped a popsicle and enjoyed it slowly until it was gone. Much to the person’s disappointment, the popsicle is consumed — but it’s meant to be consumed.
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Sometimes things disappear as the result of an accident. Sometimes neglect causes things to disappear. Sometimes things are intentionally made to disappear” (Enjoy it… While it Lasts). So this piece is about something disappearing, but as discussed before, it is more directly about consumption. The popsicle does not just disappear on its own, someone or something must act upon it in order for it to disappear. Given the bite marks on the popsicle, that act is human consumption. In this case, consumption refers to eating, but the consumption of the popsicle here could relate to either the idea of physically eating, or even using up or purchasing something. This is an art piece and terms can be broadly applied to a wide spectrum of ideas and possible
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