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| Saint | | Dimensions (HxL) : | 51x41 cm | | Style : | Réalisme | | Technique : | Huile sur panneau | | Thème : | Allégorie | | Catégorie : | Peinture | | Année : | 2007 | | Desc. : | This original oil on panel is the second in a diptych called Sinner and Saint. These paintings explore my views on how women are portrayed in history. In a previous world order women filled many leadership roles including: wise women; storytellers; healers; warriors; hunters; oracles, chieftains, and sorceresses. A fundamental shift appears to have happened sometime prior to the advent of our Common Era. Many of the myths and legends concerning powerful women of the ancient past were modified or appended, with the objective of portraying them (and by extension - all women) in a less positive light. The ancient Greeks, Persians, and Romans may have started this process, but it was enthusiastically carried forward by the monotheistic descendants of the Sons of Abraham. The legends of Medea, Eve, Jezebel, and Joan of Arc are but a few examples of stories designed to undermine women's influence in human society. This diptych explores how women have been villainized in religion and history, but also reveals how our ancient inheritance survives to the present – albeit just beneath the surface. |
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