Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 4

Adam Mysock
Having Missed the Mark with Our Grief

2020

About the Item

After: The Death of Seneca by Manuel Domínguez Sánchez (1871) and Eaton's Neck, Long Island by John Frederick Kensett (1872) Painted as a response to the ongoing conversations about race and policing in the United States in 2020, Having Missed the Mark with Our Grief focuses on the problem of the “But what about…” conversations that too often accompany discussions about systemic racism and discrimination. From the nonsensical All Lives Matter crowd to the virtue-signaling of more well-meaning, empathetic groups, people outside of BIPOC communities too frequently seem ready to misdirect valuable attention away from meaningful change toward their own unthreatened subcultures. Having Missed the Mark with Our Grief presents a mourning white male pulled from The Death of Seneca hovering above the shore of Eaton’s Neck, far from an “X” drawn in the sand. The setting is simple and uncomplicated beyond the target on its shore. However, the forlorn figure draws the spotlight away from the marked terrain toward his dramatic presentation of suffering. ADAM MYSOCK was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1983 - the son of an elementary school English teacher and a lab technician who specialized in the manufacturing of pigments. On account of a steady stream of folk tales from his mother and his father’s vividly dyed work clothes, he developed an interest in narrative and representative painting from an early age. Mysock earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Art History in 2004 from Tulane University and an MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2007. After his studies, Mysock taught at the university level for nearly a decade, including as a Professor of Practice at Tulane University. In 2016, he and his family moved back to Cincinnati, where he currently serves as coordinator for Manifest Drawing Center. Mysock’s work has been exhibited throughout the country and is in private collections across the US, including the 21c Museum, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Ruslan Yusupov, Thomas Coleman and Michael Wilkinson. He was introduced to Jonathan Ferrara Gallery as a jury winner in the 2009 No Dead Artists annual juried exhibition. In 2012, Mysock was awarded first prize “Best in Show” in the Ogden Museum’s inaugural Louisiana Contemporary Annual Juried Exhibition, exhibited for the first time at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, and concluded the year exhibiting at Pulse Miami Art Fair with Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. By 2013, his work was selected by curator Miranda Lash for inclusion in that year’s southern edition of New American Paintings, and was exhibited in a solo project booth at the VOLTA9 Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland (where he was acquired by the SØR Rusche Collection). In 2014, Mysock had a solo exhibition in the VOLTA NY Art Fair in New York. In 2016, Mysock’s work was featured in a Baroque and Contemporary group exhibition from the SØR Rusche Collection, Oelde/Berlin at Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche as well as in a solo exhibition entitled When Everything Was Wonderful Tomorrow at Galerie Andreas Binder in Munich, Germany. His work was also featured in EXCHANGE, an international exhibition at Galerie Jochen Hempel, Berlin. Furthermore, Mysock was recently selected as one of two recipients of the fifth Manifest Artist Residency (MAR) Award through Manifest Creative Research Gallery upon his return to his hometown.
  • Creator:
    Adam Mysock (1983, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New Orleans, LA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10526892982

More From This Seller

View All
Overseer
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Panel

An Audience Unaware
By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
From Johannes Vermeer’s A Girl Asleep, 1656-57 Learning to lie is a bit like learning how to play a game. There are strategies. There’s an opponent. It can be fun because it’s a cha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Varnish, Wood Panel

Surf
By Amanda Brown
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amanda Joy Brown is a visual artist and educator based in Nashville, TN. Brown earned her MFA in the painting program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time there...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

A Lack of Consequence
By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
From Rembrandt van Rijn’s Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (The Night Watch), 1642 Forgive and forget. That’s what we’re taught to do ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Varnish, Wood Panel

A Fool
By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
From Jan Matejko’s Stańczyk, 1862 I’ve heard that in centuries past, the jester – or fool – was often one of the only people able to speak truth to power. Because of their inherent ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Varnish, Wood Panel

A Brush With Justice
By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
From Nicholas Poussin’s The Death of Sapphira, circa 1652 Sooner or later, we get caught lying. For most of us, it’s incredibly early in life, and the falsehood detected is innocuou...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Varnish, Wood Panel

You May Also Like

Pink Africa, Painting
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pink Africa by Manuel Santelices Acrylic on wood panel 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unframed Movies, TV. and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - I wish 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing her doctoral studi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - Flower Garden
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing her doctoral studi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - Dream Road
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing her doctoral studi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - I Love You!
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing her doctoral studi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - With You!
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing her doctoral studi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Recently Viewed

View All