Melanie Mills

Birth of Medusa

Mixed media

13 x 16 inches

2025

NFS

‘‘Birth of Medusa’ entails the feminist perspective of early indoctrination of females to tolerate mistreatment. Perseus, who was attracted to Medusa’s beauty, defiled her. In her rage, she grew a head of snakes that would turn to stone anyone who looked upon her. Eventually he killed her by cutting off her head, illustrating the dynamic of ‘blaming the victim’.”