Original artwork description:

An indirect, fairy-tale self-portrait painted with oil on corrugated cardboard.
Part of a series inspired by the character Sirin from Slavic mythology. Sirin is a bird of paradise with the body of an owl and the head of a beautiful woman. “She was depicted with a crown or halo. Sirin sang beautiful songs to the saints and predicted future happiness. The bird was dangerous. Men who heard her forgot everything on earth, followed her and eventually died. Later (17th-18th centuries) the image of Sirin changed and she began to symbolize the harmony of the world. People believed that only happy people could hear a Sirin, while very few could see her, because she is as fast and difficult to catch as human happiness.

Materials used:

Oil colours

Tags: