The Swinger: Purple Meadow

Jessica Lichtenstein’s iconic tree nymphs are animated here for the first time, in “The Swingers” series, swinging playfully amid immersive, dreamlike landscapes. To create this new digital series, Lichtenstein actually looked back in time to master painters in art history, drawing inspiration from Fragonard’s Rococo masterpiece, The Swing. The hypnotic swaying of the Swingers draws viewers into the surreal wonderlands Lichtenstein creates, as she lightheartedly plays with ideas of voyeurism, objectification, and female power.