Pol Taburet’s striking figurative paintings depict beings on the edge of humanness. Synthesizing art history and popular culture, Taburet draws inspiration from eclectic sources such as Caribbean mythology, lap-dance culture, voodoo rituals, trap music, video games, Sufi poetry, and Grimm’s fairy tales, as well as art historical figures such as Francis Bacon and Francisco de Goya. Taburet’s work also pays tribute to the women in his family and the rites and figures linked to the quimbois, a set of voodoo beliefs and practices born in Guadeloupe, from which he partly originates. Ultimately, Taburet’s work challenges the canon of what is considered beautiful, transforming the grotesque into something erotic.