Itch (Monumental)

by Star Liana York

Size: 51 x 68 x 36
Medium: Bronze
Edition Size: 15

There is a timeless quality to much rock art that comes, in part, from the aesthetic sensibilities that created it. Many of the designs have a sophisticated sense of style and subtlety. Even with their archaic means and simplicity they often have a look that is modern yet primitive … and seems to emit an echo that resounds in our subconscious.
The ice age of Lascaux, Font-de-Gaume and Altamira comprises some of the oldest and most beautiful sketched imagery in human history. European authorities at first refused to believe that ‘primitive hands’ could have rendered such artistry. What impressed me most is the reverence for the animals that comes through these renderings. These Rock Art sculptures are a tribute to those hands in three-dimension.
Photo credit Wendy McEahern