Faber Faber | ISBN:0571212468 | File Type: PDF, 144 pages | File size: 24.Mb | Nov. 15th, 2001
American Drama: A startling dissection of cruelty and artistic creation from the author of In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors In a modern version of Adam s seduction by Eve The Shape of Things pits gentle awkward overweight Adam against experienced analytical amoral Evelyn a graduate student in art After a chance meeting at a museum Evelyn and Adam embark on an intense relationship that causes shy and principled Adam to go to extraordinary lengths including cosmetic surgery and a betrayal of his best friend to improve his appearance and character In the process Evelyn s subtle and insistent coaching rests in a reconstruction of Adam s fundamental moral character Only in a final and shocking exhibition does Evelyn reveal the nature of her interest in Adam of her detached artist s perspective and sense of authority to her Adam is no more than flesh one of the most perfect materials on earth Natural beautif and malleable Labute s latest work is an intense and disturbing study not only of the uses of power within human relationships but also of the ethics involved in the relationship of art and life To what extent is an artist licensed to shape and change her medium or to alter the work of another artist What is acceptable artistic material At what point does creation become manipation and at what point does creation destroy Or is the new Adam handsome and confident if heart broken an admirable rest of the most challenging artistic endeavor The Shape of Things challenges society s most deeply entrenched ideas about art manipation and love
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