David's Dance
(triptych)
Part 1:
Detail in close-up:
Part 2
Part 3
| Title: |
David's
Dance |
| Medium: |
Silhouette
paper-cut in three parts (triptych). Cut
by hand using a scalpel. |
| Dimensions: |
Each of
three pieces: Approx. 50 x 40 cm. Part 1
is approx 60 x 50 cm |
| Date: |
February
2012 |
| Comments: |
“I
could only believe in a God that knows
how to dance.”
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
"David's Dance" is a reference
to the biblical verse: "And
David danced before the LORD with all his
might" (2 Samuel,
chapter 6 verse 14). King David throws
his whole heart and soul and body into
the ecstatic throes of the dance. The
three designs are based on energetic
freehand sketches on the reverse of the
paper. As the scribbled lines of the
pencil sketch are 'translated' into the
intricate paper-cut medium, they convey
the intense, fiery, almost violent energy
of the dancer. The very nerves, sinews
and fibres of his body threaten to
unravel and disintegrate, yet he throws
himself fearlessly and headlong into the
unknown. David also famously sang: "I
will praise Thee, for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made"
(Psalm 139 verse 14). He celebrates the
sublimity and divinity of the human body,
yet remains painfully aware of its
fragility.
I have sought to convey the ecstatic
dance of the soul in praise of its
Creator. I do not seek to capture the
realistic form of the human physical
body, but rather I try to capture
something of the energies and impulses of
the soul behind it. The patterns and
shapes in the figures might evoke flames,
or celtic knotwork, or tribal designs. My
work is all about energies, flow,
movement, dance...
“You must have chaos
within you to give birth to a dancing
star.”
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Original Silhouette Paper-cut Triptych
£300 (or £100 for each part). Prints
also available. Please contact me for further
details. |
Preliminary piece:
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