Artwork description:

Vulcan (Latin: Volcānus or Vulcānus; pronounced [wɔlˈkaːnʊs], [wʊlˈkaːnʊs]) is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth.

This monotype print explores ideas on the importance of volcanoes to life and human culture and their naming due to the Roman God of Fire, with particular links to the Greek Demi-God Prometheus and the creation of life. Here, during the making of the work I was exploring various mythologies, continuing my fascination with the creator god myths, from European to South American, seeking commonalities between them. The idea explores the importance of fire and its contributing effect on the production of gaseous material that would promote life and the element of fire and its use in forming life and eventually its use by humankind, in their quest to follow in the footsteps of Prometheus.

Rock pigments used come from Watchet, Somerset with an industrial colour Cadmium Red (Blood Sacrifice).

Materials used:

Natural Rock Pigments, Industrial Pigments, Seawater from the River Severn from a hole left by a fossil hunter, Medium, Linseed Oil, Dammar Varnish, Cartridge Paper

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