Icarus falling painting

“Icarus Fall, you’ve done this to yourself.” A painting based on Christophe Charbonnel’s sculpture Homme Ailé II (winged man II). There’s a lot of negative space in this painting you can’t see from these shots that was supposed to add to the sensation of falling 24”X36” oil on canvas #oiloncanvas #art #painting #oilpainting #icarus #greekmythology

The story of Daedalus and Icarus is a popular myth that recounts the escape from Crete by the crafty inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus. It is a story that is often attributed to the Roman poet Ovid in his magnum opus Metamorphoses. The general theme of the story involves

Tattoo art existed in the world even before our Era. It wasn't called art back then, but rather a way of signing the body with symbols determining the wearer's heritage.

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