Iris (Myth series)

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By Julie Bennett
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

152 × 102 × 2 cm

Materials:

Oil on canvas

Primary Medium:

Painting

Large
2022
Signed on Back
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This painting is part of a triptych of contemporary social media goddesses, Iris, Nike and Pheme created for an exhibition about Greek mythology to offer a new visual perspective on these perennial tales. The aim was to create fictional modern-day characters informed by these well-known myths. Iris is a free-spirited lesbian who exudes confidence in her coat of many colours, leaving a rainbow trail as she travels from one destination to another, celebrating her identity. She is masculine in appearance and happy to be so. She won't allow herself to be erased from the womanhood narrative just because she doesn't conform to certain stereotypes of how to look. She wants to be seen and she most definitely wants to be heard as she spreads her joyful nectar in the message of self-acceptance. Once seen, always remembered whether in person or on social media. Mythological figure: Iris was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, who served as a messenger. Mythological symbols: Rainbow, pitcher.

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