Konrad Painting
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Artist Name: Gabrielle Konrad
Title: Magpie
Media: Acrylic, Mixed Media, Clay, Pastel
The first thing I think of when I think of the word muse are the stories and myths that inspired so many classical works of art. I specifically wanted to create an artwork that held the story of the nine muses, a story mostly forgotten and changed with time although still often called to mind by the word muse itself. I chose to depict Apollo and the nine muses, Calliope, Clio, Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Terpsichore, Erato, Melpomene, Thalia, and Urania from Ovid's Metamorphosis where Pierus's daughters had been turned to magpies after competing against the muses in the arts.
(Picture shown is the artist's concept sketch. This artwork is one of the 'Live Student Painting' pieces that will be completed onsite in person during Muse - Experience the Arts Gala)