Magdalena or Maggie the Baddie

2023 PNG - 3070 x 3840 px - 10.2 MB AI + watercolour painting + digital collage This artwork is part of a series called "Let the Matriarchy begin". It is a reprise from the original painting "Susannah or Mary Bontecou (ca. 1768–70)" by American artist John Durand. It's uncertain if this painting depicts his wife or his sister. Let the matriarchy begin! Against the historical traditions of art, this series represents women as complex, authentic human beings, removing them from their usual role as muses, decorations, trophies.