Zach Bruder’s humorous and allegorical paintings repurpose familiar motifs—including animals, folklore, architecture and anthropomorphism—to find new metaphors in simple objects and creatures. The artist’s inventive compositions employ classical and vernacular mythology drawn from a vast archive of source images that the artist collects. Bruder’s paintings offer multiple interpretations of religious and social narratives, while responding urgently to the societal and political moment in which they were produced.