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Photo credit: Spike Mafford
In IDEALS OF MEN, a personal moment on a family hike—observing her son’s athletic form—led Chapek to reflect on how classical Greek sculpture was grounded in real bodies and lived observation. The painting traces that lineage between physical presence and idealized form, while also considering how those inherited ideals continue to shape contemporary understandings of masculinity and gender roles, rendered through Chapek’s layered, atmospheric approach.