Mastering the genre of narrative, or history, painting was once considered the culmination of an academic painter’s training. Paintings that portrayed a moment in myth, allegory, religion or history convey much about the beliefs that bound people together at a given time. Many of those narratives are still relevant. “Myths & Legends” reinterprets the stories that have figured prominently throughout the history of art. Rather than human figures, however, mannequins—the artist’s articulated doll-like helpmates—are the agents of action. These “faceless” beings suggest the universality of the stories, while commenting on the illusion inherent in all figure painting.
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