Leah Knecht

America the Beautiful Leah Knecht Oil on Mirror, Trash, Resin 27" x 45" x 3" $5500

Based on the painting “Echo and Narcissus” by John William Waterhouse, this piece is painted on a found vanity mirror, with the gray areas unpainted mirror. It is a comment on our wasteful culture, with post-consumer waste embedded in the resin. The viewer is reflected in the mirror to invite questions.

The Rise and Fall Leah Knecht E-waste, Oil on Cradled Panel, Resin 26" x 14" x 2" $4000

“The Rise and Fall” is based on the mythology of Icarus, updated for our current situation. Is technology a potential savior, or part of the problem? More broadly, is overreaching ambition our downfall? (The original image of the two figures is based a painting by Jacob Peter Gowy, a 17th-century artist.)