Upcoming Exhibit at Modern Eden, San Francisco

Modern Eden will be showcasing a group exhibition, “Myth” featuring works inspired by sacred narratives, legends, and folklore. From Greek mythology to religious icons, these images will aim to capture the art of storytelling and illustrate the meaning behind these texts. Some of the most well-known legends such as the golden touch of King Midas to some more obscure tales like the Japanese Akaname, a toilet licking demon aimed to teach children about sanitation will be addressed in this international group show.

My piece for the show - Persephone, gouache on wood.

Exhibiting artists include Erika Sanada, Steven Suiter, Cory Benhatzel, Lacey Bryant, Daisy Church, MAM, Yosiell Lorenzo, Layil Umbralux, Lucy Hillenbrand, Courtney Blazon, Joseph Kelly, David Camisa, Jaclyn Alderete, Corey Urlacher, Christine Benjamin, Patrushka, Peter Breese, Prunelle, Kim Gordon, Preston Thomas, Catherine Moore, Steve Belmarsh, Michelle Waters, Jeff Felker, Cody Seekins, Marisa Ware, Karyn Crisis, Kim Larson, Carisa Swenson, Kristin Forbes-Mullane, Peter Adamyan, Vahge, Mary Syring, Sean Sczepanik, Jessi Kempin, Sheri Jurnecka, Karmene K-P Hassell, Zofia Bogusz, Monty Guy, Lee Harvey Roswell, GAFAS, Kieran Collins, Cody Vrosh, Sarah Vanphravong, Ryan Gannon, Emilio Villalba, Melissa Morgan, Sergio Lopez, Marcos LaFarga, and Cayetano G. Valenzuela.

The opening reception will be held at Modern Eden on Saturday, July 14th from 6-10pm. The exhibition will be on display through August 5, 2012 and is free and open to the public. Complimentary drinks will be served and there will be a live DJ set during the reception. 

Persephone, A Myth Based Artwork

Persephone

Gouache on wood panel

Persephone was titled Kore (the Maiden) as the goddess of spring's bounty. Once upon a time when she was playing in a flowery meadow with her Nymph companions, Kore was seized by Haides and carried off to the underworld as his bride. Her mother Demeter despaired at her dissappearance and searched for her the throughout the world accompanied by the goddess Hekate bearing torches. When she learned that Zeus had conspired in her daughter's abduction she was furious, and refused to let the earth fruit until Persephone was returned. Zeus consented, but because the girl had tasted of the food of Haides--a handful of pomegranate seeds --she was forced to forever spend a part of the year with her husband in the underworld. Her annual return to the earth in spring was marked by the flowering of the meadows and the sudden growth of the new grain. Her return to the underworld in winter, conversely, saw the dying down of plants and the halting of growth. - Via http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Persephone.html

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