Artwork description:

In this work I marry Disney's 'Pinocchio' with ancient Egypt and mysticism. The work is inspired by esoteric interpretations of the famous story about the marionette who longs to be a real boy. Pinocchio must be good and avoid the material temptations of the physical world in order to realise his dream of becoming a real boy and this has parallels with a monk or spiritual person in their journey to attaining enlightenment. In the work Pinocchio can be seen dancing with his cat Figaro in a moment of pure ecstasy, while to his left hand-side the ancient Egyptian Sun God Ra stretches out a hand toward them and a torus energy field seems to radiate out from behind the God's hand. Below this is the Eye of Horus, a symbol of protection and good health in ancient Egypt. The fairground and pool table imagery in the artwork represent the worldly temptations in the Disney movie.

This is a limited edition linocut, printed on beautiful Somerset printmaking paper.

Your print will come wrapped in protective tissue paper to reach you in the best condition.

If you have any questions relating to the work before purchase please don't hesitate to ask me.

Materials used:

linoleum, printmaking ink, carving tools

Tags:
#linocut #spiritual #limited edition print #disney #puppet #pinocchio #fairground #ferris wheel #ancient egypt 
'I've Got No Strings' (2012)
Linocut
by Mark Murphy

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£155

  • Linocut on Paper
  • From a limited edition of 25
  • Size: 70 x 75cm (unframed) / 60 x 65cm (actual image size)
  • Signed and numbered on the front
  • Style: Graphic
  • Subject: People and portraits
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In this work I marry Disney's 'Pinocchio' with ancient Egypt and mysticism. The work is inspired by esoteric interpretations of the famous story about the marionette who longs to be a real boy. Pinocchio must be good and avoid the material temptations of the physical world in order to realise his dream of becoming a real boy and this has parallels with a monk or spiritual person in their journey to attaining enlightenment. In the work Pinocchio can be seen dancing with his cat Figaro in a moment of pure ecstasy, while to his left hand-side the ancient Egyptian Sun God Ra stretches out a hand toward them and a torus energy field seems to radiate out from behind the God's hand. Below this is the Eye of Horus, a symbol of protection and good health in ancient Egypt. The fairground and pool table imagery in the artwork represent the worldly temptations in the Disney movie.

This is a limited edition linocut, printed on beautiful Somerset printmaking paper.

Your print will come wrapped in protective tissue paper to reach you in the best condition.

If you have any questions relating to the work before purchase please don't hesitate to ask me.

Materials used:

linoleum, printmaking ink, carving tools

Tags:
#linocut #spiritual #limited edition print #disney #puppet #pinocchio #fairground #ferris wheel #ancient egypt 

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