Matthew Barney (Part 5 of 5, "Art:21")

Matthew Barney - A sculptor, filmmaker, and performer, he is probably most famous for his five part "Cremaster" series of films that depict biological conflict and evolution through history, violence, and sexuality. The clips from his films shown in the documentary indicated how extravagant and complex his work is. Barney plays many roles in his films wearing elaborate costumes and makeup. The most interesting characters to me were the horses in "Cremaster 3." I could not find a picture of them, but they wore full-body latex suits designed to make the horses look like corpses. They made the animals look extremely grotesque, but also highly intriguing.