Erin Milez’s solo exhibition, Chimera, at Monya Rowe Gallery, reinterprets mundane tasks like dishwashing and eating dinner through her uncanny paintings. Drawing on parenthood's transformative experience, her work reflects feelings of metamorphosis, suggesting repetition in daily routines mirrors an accelerated cycle of life. The exhibition's title references a mythological creature, which captures her complex emotional landscape tied to motherhood. Influenced by various artists and cultural narratives, Milez reframes ordinary scenes into elaborate acts underscoring the vitality and chaos of familial responsibilities.
Mundane tasks like washing the dishes or getting some shuteye take on wild and chaotic proportions in Erin Milez's uncanny paintings, reflecting her experiences of parenthood.
Milez draws on both the physically and emotionally transformative experience of parenthood, portraying repetition in daily routines as part of a metamorphosis akin to a chimera.
In her exhibition Chimera, Milez emphasizes the transformative essence of matrescence, capturing a sense of routine in chaotic yet affectionate depictions of family life.
Her paintings encapsulate scenes of mundane tasks, portraying them as elaborate juggling acts, where the act itself is framed by the chaotic environment surrounding it.
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