Adam Mysock, Abram Beheld all the Plain of the Jordan..., acrylic

Adam Mysock American, b. 1983 "Abram Beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was Well Watered Everywhere, Before the LORD Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the Garden of the LORD, like the Land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar" acrylic on panel 2010, signed, dated and typed label with artist and title on backing board, framed. Note: Currently based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Adam Mysock holds a BFA in Painting and Art History from Tulane University and an MFA in Studio Art from Southern Illinois University. He describes himself as a painter, deeply curious artist, and passionate educator. He has been fascinated by all things Americana from an early age. Mysock's narrative work often explores themes of mythology, history, and cultural anecdotes to encourage reevaluations of truth and perspective. The work offered here is from the artist's Wrong Sounding Stories series of 2010, which consists of twelve meticulously detailed small-scale acrylics on panel. Each work in this series is titled with a section of Abraham's narrative from Genesis. Using this Biblical base, the paintings become tongue-in-cheek re-imaginings of canonized American lore. Each of the paintings relate to well-known American works of art or pop culture moments, with art historical references ranging from "Whistler's Mother (Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1)" to "Washington Crossing the Delaware". Distinctly Americana, these paintings blur the lines between history and storytelling. Mysock further explains of the series: "My main effort here has been to address truth by examining its opposite. I've pushed America's icon of honesty - Abraham Lincoln - to become an inaccurate main character in famous American paintings created by artists working during his lifetime. The certainty of time is altered by the Old Testament Art Historical references residing next to modern symbols. Taken as a whole, varying degrees of disruption to the original works draw attention to a hierarchical range of truth; obvious lies provide cover for more subtle ones. Ultimately, these paintings are about storytelling, the ownership and authorship of our culture's visual narratives, and the parallels between those tales, but my main role is to challenge the truth of 'source' and the source of truth." In Mysock's play on "Boatmen on the Missouri" by George Caleb Bingham of 1846, he adds several surreal elements and anachronisms to the classic scene. Bingham presents a common sight on the Missouri River, as men called "woodhawks" sold chopped and corded wood to passing steamboats who relied on the fuel to power their paddle wheels. Although the painting represents a common scene on the Missouri River, Bingham's depiction is far from documentary. Given the nature of their work, woodhawks were typically filthy, and they were often perceived to be crude and unsavory characters. In preparation for his painting, Bingham did not sketch real boatmen, but rather he asked his acquaintances to dress in the appropriate costume and posed them in a style similar to that found in Renaissance engravings. He presented his boatmen as links between nature, represented by the wooded riverbank in the background, and civilization, symbolized by the advancing steamboat. In Mysock's version, the far-right figure morphs into Abraham Lincoln, a rescue helicopter flies over the Missouri, an Egyptian pyramid rises from the riverbank, and two Biblical figures hover near the water's edge. Through Mysock's vision, Bingham's composition metamorphoses into a new story layered in complexity of meaning. Mysock was a 2009 jury winner in the annual No Dead Artists juried exhibition, and he was awarded "Best in Show" in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Louisiana Contemporary Annual Juried Exhibition in 2012. He has been the subject of numerous solo shows at the Ferrara Showman Gallery. References: "About." Adam Mysock. www.adammysock.com. Accessed Oct. 28, 2026; "Press Release: Adam Mysock - Wrong Sounding Stories." May 20, 2011. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. www.ferrarashowman.com. Accessed Oct. 28, 2026.

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