[3] Hod's realistic takes on rakish narcissism examine androgyny, identity, sexual confusion, and excess.

His work openly substitutes the pleasure principle and a fluid multiplicity of selves for the old notions of high seriousness and personal authenticity.” In his recent series of “Genius” paintings and sculptures,[5] Hod depicted aristocratic young men and women whose cherubic cheeks contrast with their scornful expressions and smoldering cigarettes.

By removing this faceless and often overlooked woman from the historical context of the original photograph, he asks the viewer to consider who she was and to imagine the life that she could have had.

Hod depicts her posing or dancing against a lush, cinematically lit background, a beautiful handbag draped across her arm.

Alluring and fashionable, the woman in these paintings has completely escaped from the horrible reality of the original photograph.