Artwork Collection

A Moment of Truth

My work questions the performance of gender through mythological metaphors of hybridity, mutation, and the fluidity of form. I explore themes of vulnerability and power in relation to how authenticity emerges through performed identities and culturally shaped gendered experiences. Drawing parallels between intersectional feminism and the representation of horses throughout modernity, art, and history, I examine these relationships through an existential lens of being and becoming.

Feminism Horses Nostalgia Cerebral Whimsy Purple Colourfield Surreal Mythology Modernity Womanhood Existential Identity Centaurs Gender Spectrum

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A moment of truth

A representational, surreal portrait of a modern Centauress. This is her final form, her own version of an exclamation point! Her self-expression is comprised of all the performances, secrets, aspirations, and experiences that she has lived... More

Painting

Tether

An exploration of how memory is held in the dreamscape. A mythological, surreal portrait recounting lived experiences while subconsciously embedded in them. I invite the viewer to see the world of femininity and gendered experience through my... More

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The Host

The Host is in a state of mutation, questioning whether to hide away in herself or gaze back upon the voyeurs. The positionality of being in customer service roles as a perceived woman creates tension in power dynamics between voyeur and being.... More

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Wait, pretend...

This work is atmospherically contemplative, peaceful, and melancholic; she has overcome a moment of reckoning within. She watches her life wash up with the sand grains and sway back down to the reefs, in awe. The credits are about to roll. For... More

Work by

Maya Kaplan

Painting

“The Feminist Avant-Garde and Surrealist art movements heavily influence this body of work. By creating centaur-women, I dissect the identity of horses and women in relation to both being’s power and...” [More]