Katie Eleanor
Studies of A Valkyrie II, 2017
Archival Giclée Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Photo Rag (100 % Cotton) paper, Hand coloured by the Artist
6 x 8 inches/ 15.2 x 20.3 cm
This print is UNIQUE due to artistic process of hand colouring and any future edition would vary
Signed and dated on verso
© Katie Eleanor
Hand-coloured portrait of a Valkyrie, immobilised in marble and impaled by her own arrow. Often thought of as the daughters of noblemen, Valkyries are female warriors in Norse mythology; they...
Hand-coloured portrait of a Valkyrie, immobilised in marble and impaled by her own arrow. Often thought of as the daughters of noblemen, Valkyries are female warriors in Norse mythology; they are often featured with ravens. Posed here, the artist subverts the strength of character into being inherently fragile.
Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux's 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls).