Description

Name of the artwork : "The deer man"

Numbers of copies : Original Artwork

Painting technique : Oil painting

Materials used : Linen canvas on stretcher unframed

Year : 2024

Size : 50 cm x70 cm

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Poem insdpired by this painting :

"The deer man"

The deer man, this unpredictable and wild hybrid creature named Cernunnos in Celtic and Gaulish mythology, has abilities exceeding the beast that sleeps in each of us.

Mystical divinity, the beliefs of these peoples have given rise to the crossing between two terrestrial animals, each exercising power in their own domain and becoming one, being made up of the body of a man endowed with the natural weapon of the deer: his resilient and deadly antlers.

Man dominates and imposes his « vision » of law on the Earth. As for the charismatic deer, king of the forest, he reigns supreme over his territory.

A harmonious blend of elegance, strength and virility, this being possesses the power to resist the battles it confronts with violence and bravery.

Supreme deity capable of passing from his destruction to his regeneration, from death to life, he is considered the guardian of the gates of the Other world.

Author: Philippe Thuriet