MODERN MADONNA Jenn-Painting DISCONNECTED: Acrylic on canvas

DISCONNECTED: Acrylic on canvas

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I wanted to explore that concept but also flip it

MODERN MADONNA Jenn-Painting DISCONNECTED: Acrylic on canvasAcrylic on canvas, 1 x 1 FT When I first finished this piece, I saw a Byzantine face of the Madonna. I studied the face as the paint was drying. The Madonna I originally saw slowly became every woman. But, isnt that the point? Madonna became an interchangeable title for The Blessed Virgin in the 1500s, originating from the Italian ma donna which meant my lady. By that etymology, we (women) are all MADONNA. There are so many other ways that women hold