PARRHASIUS

LEEAH JOO

Parrhasius No. 58 (Bloom)
(2024) 36x24x3"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 57 (Cinnabar)
(2024) 24x18x2"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 56 (Uncle Claudio)
(2024) 14x11"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 55 (Amira)
(2024) 14x11"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 54 (Sahira)
(2024) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 53 (Raja)
(2024) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 52 (Oppa)
(2024) 24x18x2"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 51 (Primavera)
(2024) 24x24"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 50 (Graziella)
(2024) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 49 (Lazuli)
(2024) 24x18x2"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 48 (Meandros)
(2024) 14x11"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 47 (Josephine)
(2024) 24x18x2"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 46 (Venus)
(2023) 24x18x2"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 45 (Verso R)
(2023) 14x11"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 44 (Verso W)
(2023) 14x11"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 43 (Verso Y)
(2023) 14x11"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 42 Kazi
(2023) 20x20"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 41 (Verso B)
(2023) 14x11"
oil on panel

Exelon 7
(2023) 14x11"
pencil on chipboard

Parrhasius No. 40 (Arachne)
(2023) 20" diameter
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 39 (Linda)
(2023) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 38 (Xtina)
(2023) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 37
(So What)
(2023) 16x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 36 (Queen)
(2023) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 35 (Tinged)
(2023) 11x14"
pastel on toned paper

Parrhasius No. 34 (Helios)
(2023) 24x18"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 33 (Kraken)
(2022) 24x18"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 32 (Blush)
(2022) 12x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 31 (Grey)
(2022) 11x14"
charcoal on toned paper

Parrhasius No. 30 (Pendulous)
(2022) 16x20"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 29 (XXV)
(2022) 12x12"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 28 (Banarasi)
(2022) 24x18"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 27 (Mint)
(2022) 16x20"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 26 (Steel)
(2022) 32x40"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 25 (Disco)
(2022) 34x24"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 24 (The Dutch)
(2021) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 23 (Labyrinth)
(2021) 36x30"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 22 (Pretty In Pink)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 21 (Sol)
(2021) 16x20"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 20 (Azur)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 19
(The Venetian)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 18
(Cobalt Exhalt)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 17
(Darling Nikki)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 16
(50 Shades)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 15
(Moonlight)
(2021) 16x20"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 14
(Black Orchid)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on linen

Parrhasius No. 13
(Rapture)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 12
(Good Mother)
(2021) 12x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 11
(Dandy)
(2020-21) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 10
(Dapper)
(2020) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 9
(Diva)
(2020) 20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 8
(Lil's Lace)
(2020) 12x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius No. 7
(Bravo)
(2019)12x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius no. 6
(Christo)
(2019)12x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius no. 5
(Mozart)
(2019)12x16"
oil on canvas

Parrhasius no. 4
(Mani)
(2018)20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius no. 3
(Good Wife)
(2018)20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 2
(2018)20x16"
oil on panel

Parrhasius No. 1
(Dutch)
(2018)20x16"
oil on panel

Maw No. 6
(2019) 16x16"
oil on canvas

Maw No. 5
(2019) 16x16"
oil on canvas

Maw No. 4
(2019) 16x16"
oil on canvas

Maw No. 3
(2018) 16x16"
oil on canvas

Maw No. 2
(2018) 16x16"
oil on canvas

Maw No. 1
(2018) 16x16"
oil on canvas

Earl Hall
(2020) 12x16"
graphite on paper

Hartford Hallway
(2020) 12x16"
graphite on paper

Exelon 6
(2021) 11x8.5"
pencil on toned paper

Exelon 5
(2021) 11x8.5"
pencil on toned paper

Exelon 4
(2021) 11x8.5"
pencil on toned paper

Exelon 3
(2021) 11x8.5"
pencil on toned paper

Exelon 2
(2021) 11x8.5"
pencil on toned paper

Exelon 1
(2021) 11x8.5"
graphite on paper

Fighting
(2019) 12x16"
oil on canvas

Hwaiting Fighting
(2020) 20x24"
oil on panel

Still Fighting
(2019) 12x16"
oil on canvas

Boxed Midas
(2018)20x20"
oil on canvas

Boxed Cerulean
(2018)20x20"
oil on canvas

Wrapped and Framed
(2018)20x20"
oil on canvas

Pojagi Promise
(2019) 14x11"
oil on canvas

Pojagi Passion
(2019) 14x11"
oil on canvas


According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, Zeuxis and Parrhasius of Ancient Greece held a contest to determine who is the greater artist. Zeuxis unveiled his painting of grapes so real, birds flew down to peck at it. And when Zeuxis tried to pull back the cover on Parrhasius' painting, he realized the cloth was the painting. Zeuxis said, "I have deceived the birds, but Parrhasius has deceived Zeuxis." In a 1964 seminar, psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan observed that this myth revealed how animals are attracted to superficial appearances, but humans are enticed by what is hidden. My work attempts to appeal to both, our animal and human instincts.

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