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“The Judgement of Paris” is a Greek myth in which the Trojan mortal Paris is tasked with choosing which of the goddesses is the most beautiful: Hera, Athena, or Aphrodite. A golden apple inscribed “to the fairest” would be given as a prize to the victor. In classical depictions of the myth from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, Paris is depicted intently gazing at the three goddesses, who have stripped nude in efforts to sway his judgement while each attempts to bribe him. The viewer assumes a voyeuristic role. From a contemporary lens of women’s empowerment, this sort of story is problematic to say the least. For my portrayal, I collaborated with my girlfriend, the artist Sally Garner, to enact a different spin on the story. The role of judge is shifted from Paris to Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology), who firmly steps upon the golden apple. Adorned with jewelry, wearing a vibrant dress and colorful makeup, surrounded by silk and fur, she maintains baroque sensuality, but is in control. In this composition the male figure is conversely duplicated and made anonymous, with half of the head left invisible. Venus sits enthroned, assuming a stance of power with an intent gaze out to the viewer. Like Manet’s Olympia, she confronts the viewer directly. She does not acknowledge the men who fruitlessly, as it were, offer her apples.
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2019
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Giclee on Canvas
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16 W x 12 H x 1.25 D in
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17.75 W x 13.75 H x 1.25 D in
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Jason Rafferty
United States
Jason Rafferty is a painter and draftsman based in Asheville, NC. A recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, he holds a BFA degree in painting from UNC Asheville and has pursued classical training in drawing and oil painting in the US and France since 2010. He has studied at Studio Escalier in Paris and Argenton-les-Vallées, France, the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas, and apprenticed with the landscape painter John Mac Kah. His artwork has appeared on the Travel Channel and can be found in private collections across the US and internationally. Jason has exhibited regularly in group and solo exhibitions in the Southeast US since 2012. In 2016 he was commissioned to create artwork for the Oscar-winning film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, directed by Martin Mcdonagh. His work was selected as an alternate for the XL Catlin Art Prize exhibit in 2018, a highly competitive US survey of the best student figurative artwork with jurors from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the MoMA, the Whitney, and Gagosian Gallery. He was selected to be a featured emerging artist at Four Bridges Art Festival in Chattanooga, TN in 2017, and in 2016 was invited to the Winter Show at Greenhill Art Center, a annual survey of the best artists in North Carolina. Jason also enjoys collaborating with and supporting local nonprofits and businesses in the Asheville area with his art. He has donated artwork to fundraise for organizations including the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, River Link, Open Doors, Western North Carolina Aids Project (WNCAP), Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, and Pisgah Legal. In addition, since 2015 he has taught drawing and painting classes at Riverview Station Studios in Asheville, NC’s River Arts District.
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