"Dragon
Fly"
(shown in different
lighting effects)
| Title: |
"Dragon
Fly" |
| Medium: |
Silhouette
paper cut in iridescent gold card,
suspended over blue holographic foil.
Cut by hand using a scalpel. |
| Dimensions: |
Unframed
size: 15 x 10 x 5 cm. |
| Date: |
July 2010 |
| Comments: |
In many
cultures, the dragonfly is considered a
symbol of self realisation. Like the
human soul, it undergoes metamorphoses,
hatching out of an egg, spending most of
its life in the humble earthbound state
of a 'nymph', before earning the right to
transform itself into a powerful and
stunningly beautiful winged creature that
rivals the hummingbird or the helicopter
in its aerial agility. The adult insect's
iridescence also symbolically suggests
enlightenment and the ability to cast off
illusions and self-doubts.
The dragonfly's narrow streamlined body
echoes the vertebral column of the human
spine, through which the
“dragon” of the kundalini
energy must “fly” towards the
heights of self realisation, hence the
series of starry shapes in this paper-cut
to symbolise the seven chakras.
Original silhouette paper-cut (framed)
sold - in a private collection in Bury St
Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. Similar work may be
commissioned. Prints also available.
Please contact me for further
details. |
Detail in
close-up:
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