How a contemporary painter breathes new life into a Goya masterpiece
In short: In this episode of The Artist Project, American painter Mary Weatherford explores the hidden depths of Francisco Goya's work, examining how a single painting can reveal more than one ever imagined.
Mary Weatherford, an American painter born in 1963, engages with Goya's "Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga" from The Met's collection. Weatherford, known for occasionally integrating neon lighting tubes into her paintings, reflects on the immersive power of the masterpiece and how it comes to life through artistic response.
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