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Near Myths is a series of images reinterpreting ancient
Greek myths in a modern framework. In loose ink-wash drawings
and small lost-wax bronzes, Kuch shows these citizens
of the clouds in non-heroic poses. Absent of most of the
requisite narrative content, these drawings of old deities
act more like portraits than like traditional grand mythological
paintings. Stripped of color and exorbitant detail, the
images reflect a more humble version of godly omnipotence.
With humor and intensity, Kuch revisits the complicated
myths of the past to shed light on our complicated and
capricious times.
All works on paper are drawn with sumi ink on handmade watercolor
paper from the Velke Losiny Mill
in the Czech Republic, except for
17 to 20, which are on Arches 300
lb. watercolor paper. The bronzes
are cast by the lost wax method
at the Bedi-Makky Foundry in Brooklyn,
New York.
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