Phoenix
Rising

| Title: |
Phoenix
Rising |
| Medium: |
Silhouette
paper cut-out in black paper, scanned and
coloured on Adobe Photoshop. Original cut
by hand using a scalpel. |
| Dimensions: |
Original
paper-cut, framed: 47 x 37 cm. Original,
unframed: 29.5 x 21 cm. |
| Date: |
Autumn
2006 |
| Comments: |
The phoenix is
the mythical bird that periodically burns
itself to death on its own funeral pyre
before rising rejuvenated from the ashes.
It may symbolise the immortal human soul,
constantly reborn.
Original
silhouette sold. In a private collection
in London, England. Prints available
(black and white or colour). Please contact me for further
details. |
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