Gathering Place in Leigh Square
Sep 18, 2023Sep 19, 2023Sep 20, 2023Sep 21, 2023Sep 22, 2023Sep 23, 2023Sep 25, 2023Sep 26, 2023
#1100 - 2253 Leigh Square PlacePort Coquitlam, BC V3C 3B8
Presented By: Leigh Square Community Arts Village
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The Michael Wright Art Gallery presents Recreations of Myth and Spirit by Samantha Harrison. In this series of work, Samantha 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 doing 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.