"Dark Am I,
Yet Lovely"
| Title: |
"Dark
Am I, Yet Lovely" (Latin: Nigra
Sum Sed Formosa") |
| Medium: |
'Peepbox'
style multi-layered silhouette paper-cut
in white, gold and dark blue card. Cut by
hand using a scalpel. |
| Dimensions: |
Framed
size: 21 x 21 cm. |
| Date: |
October
2009 |
| Comments: |
This
piece is inspired by a line from the Song
of Songs, and celebrates the beauty of
the illusive feminine aspect of the
divine:
"Dark am I, yet
lovely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem;
Dark like the tents of Kedar, like the
tent curtains of Solomon".
The Song of Songs (also known as the
Song of Solomon) is a mystical love poem,
which may be interpreted on many levels:
a simple love story between a lover and
his beloved, or perhaps between King
Solomon and his favourite bride the Black
Queen of Sheba. On another level, it
represents the divine romance between God
and the human soul, or between the
eternal masculine and feminine principles
of creation. The Goddess is
"dark" or "black" in
that She is obscure and mysterious,
hidden behind the veils and illusions of
creation, seen only by the Light which
defines Her.
Original silhouette paper-cut sold - in a
private collection in Ploen, Germany.
Similar work may be commissioned. Prints
also available. Please contact me for further
details. |
In different lighting:
Detail in
close-up:
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