Mephistopheles
- Artist: Joyce Carreira
- Artwork: Mephistopheles – The Devils Advocate
- Medium: Bronze sculpture
- Height 31.5 cm
- Limited Edition of 15
- Usually cast per order, please enquire
In creating Mephistopheles, I was drawn to the enduring complexity of Goethe’s Faust—a story that explores the limits of human ambition and the cost of moral compromise. Mephistopheles, as a character, is not simply evil; he is cunning, articulate, and charismatic—a figure who challenges rather than coerces, seduces rather than dominates. This ambiguity intrigued me and shaped how I approached the sculpture.
My work seeks to embody this duality. Mephistopheles is rendered not as a monstrous figure, but with a poised, almost alluring presence—echoing how temptation and injustice often present themselves in subtle, persuasive to 1 minute.
The Faustian myth remains deeply relevant today. We live in a world where ethical lines are blurred by ambition, power, and the pursuit of progress. Mephistopheles invites reflection on the nature of justice in our time—how easily it can be swayed by rhetoric, corrupted by personal gain, or masked by systems that appear fair on the surface.
This sculpture is not just a portrait of a literary figure; it is a question posed to the viewer. What do we compromise in the name of success? Where do we locate responsibility in a world that often rewards the cunning? Through Mephistopheles, I aim to surface these tensions and encourage a more critical, introspective engagement with our own values and the structures that shape them.
