For the “LIVING GODS” series, Reinar Foreman was inspired by Antiquity. The painter seeks to reinterpret myths by updating them. Halfway between figurative art and abstraction, he shows the powerful, sometimes severe, nature of human emotions, with simplified but vibrant shapes and colors. This complex vision of ancient mythology gives Foreman's paintings a particular magic, while his sources of inspiration are world-famous: the composition of Apollo and Daphne refers to Bernini's famous sculpture at the Galleria Borghese, while the construction of The Rape of the Sabine is reminiscent of that of Renaissance master Gianbologna.