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ARTWORK ID: 3100
CATEGORY: Open Theme
ARTIST STATEMENT:
This painting represents The Shapeshifter, Fylgja and Fetch/doppelganger mythology and all representing Duality
The Shapeshifter can alter its form and appearance, often having animal characteristics, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism
In Greek mythology, the transformation is often a punishment from the gods to humans for those that crossed them.
The Fylgja in Norse mythology, is a spirit animal or a supernatural being that accompanies a person that decides their fate or fortune
A fylgja would typically appear during sleep and be in the form of an animal or a human. They could also occur while someone was awake and were believed to be a premonition of the person's imminent death.
Fylgja means "accompaniment" or "companionship," like "fetch" in Irish folklore. It also is a spirit being or animal that lives outside the body. It usually takes the form of an animal or woman connected to the host's personality, destiny, or luck in life. A warrior might have a wolf or a bear as its fylgja.
Fetch, a spirit of fifteenth and sixteenth century British folklore, a kind of fairy doppelgänger. It was said to cause the death of all those who saw it by night, but no harm would come to those who saw it by day; in fact, seeing it in early morning would assure a long life
MEDIUM: watercolour and ink on paper framed
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 545mm x 705mm
WEIGHT (approx): 5kg
ARTIST LOCATION: ELLENBROOK, WA
ARTWORK ID: 3100
CATEGORY: Open Theme
ARTIST STATEMENT:
This painting represents The Shapeshifter, Fylgja and Fetch/doppelganger mythology and all representing Duality
The Shapeshifter can alter its form and appearance, often having animal characteristics, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism
In Greek mythology, the transformation is often a punishment from the gods to humans for those that crossed them.
The Fylgja in Norse mythology, is a spirit animal or a supernatural being that accompanies a person that decides their fate or fortune
A fylgja would typically appear during sleep and be in the form of an animal or a human. They could also occur while someone was awake and were believed to be a premonition of the person's imminent death.
Fylgja means "accompaniment" or "companionship," like "fetch" in Irish folklore. It also is a spirit being or animal that lives outside the body. It usually takes the form of an animal or woman connected to the host's personality, destiny, or luck in life. A warrior might have a wolf or a bear as its fylgja.
Fetch, a spirit of fifteenth and sixteenth century British folklore, a kind of fairy doppelgänger. It was said to cause the death of all those who saw it by night, but no harm would come to those who saw it by day; in fact, seeing it in early morning would assure a long life
MEDIUM: watercolour and ink on paper framed
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 545mm x 705mm
WEIGHT (approx): 5kg
ARTIST LOCATION: ELLENBROOK, WA