Jeong Min as Bacchus — Samantha Harrison | Artist

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Figure Paintings

Still Life Paintings

Samantha Harrison | Artist

Figure Paintings

Still Life Paintings

Samantha Harrison | Artist

Figure Paintings

Still Life Paintings

Samantha Harrison, Jeong Min as Bacchus, oil on linen, 30” x 36”, 2019 ( Recreations of Myth and Spirit series)Jeong Min as Bacchus is the first painting in the ongoing series Recreations of Myth and Spirit. This series of paintings seeks to recreate figures of mythological and religious origin as modern people. In creating each painting the objective is to match each model to different figures based on a moment of perceived similarity, while also deliberately mismatching the models in other aspects of their visual characteristics, such as their perceived racial identity, or biological sex. In this an attempt is made to draw focus upon the idea that mythological and spiritual figures are deeply connected to - and inspired by - various aspects of the human condition, even the mundane. With this the viewer is hopefully encouraged to identify with these figures, and by extension, engage with the stories surrounding them without feelings of exclusion. Gods may or may not be, but regardless god-likeness is within everyone. — Samantha Harrison, Jeong Min as Bacchus, oil on linen, 30” x 36”, 2019
( Recreations of Myth and Spirit series)

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