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Peitho

By Jennifer Smith – View Artist’s Profile

Peitho is from Jennifer’s current and ongoing series of work titled Methodology.  For the first time Jennifer has introduced symbolism into her work. The reference of mythological characters add meaning to the paintings.

Categories: Acrylic on Canvas, Ink on Canvas, Jennifer Smith, Nua 2021, Oil on Canvas, Painting Tags: 2020, Acrylic and Ink on Canvas, ArtIsWork, Jennifer Smith, Mythology, Oil, Painting
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Artist

Jennifer Smith

Year

2020

Materials

Oil, Acrylic and Ink on Canvas

Dimensions

100cm x 80cm

Description

Peitho is the Goddess who personifies persuasion and seduction. During her research  about Peitho, Jennifer read that she was usually depicted as a woman with her hand raised in the act of persuasion or fleeing from the scene of a rape. Therefore Peitho is depicted this way. Her arm is either laying or raised. Either a woman seducing or a woman fleeing scared. Here Jennifer explores  an interesting paradox for women in contemporary society. Can a woman ever have control of her body image, of her sexuality  or does this expression only exist for the benefit of male desire. The view of the figure is from the perspective of the artist, again challenging the viewer to look at the art through the eyes of the artist and through the gaze of a female. The moon symbolises a powerful feminine energy.

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