Sep 17 - Oct 15, 2017
Simard Bilodeau Contemporary
Los Angeles, CA

Black Imaginary To Counter Hegemony (B.I.T.C.H.)

Michelangelo, Da Vinci and Rembrandt are recognized as some of the greatest oil painters of all time, and many of their works have become synonymous with Christian history. Unsurprisingly, their works depict people who look like them, with white men being used to represent everything from angels to God itself. “We are all created in God’s image,” painter Harmonia Rosales decided to remind us.

Black Imaginary to Counter Hegemony (B.I.T.C.H.) will feature some of Rosales’ new masterful paintings exploring this theme, including her now sold “The Creation of God.”

Featured Artwork

Creation of God

Birth of Oshun

Virtuous Woman

The Virgin

Featured Press

New York Post
Uproar over artist’s painting of God as a black woman

BET
This Artist Painted God as a Black Woman and Got a Lot of People Mad

Teen Vogue
Artist Harmonia Rosales Re-Imagines "The Creation of Adam" with Black Women

Huffpost
Artist Reimagines Michelangelo's 'Creation' Painting To Honor Black Women