Mixed clays, glass, gold lustre. 61cm
The mother and child image holds strong symbolic themes throughout art history, from early fertility goddesses to the Madonna and child, instantly recognisable from its prevalence in Christian iconography and widely used in the Medieval and Renaissance periods.
I continue to revisit the mother and child, drawing on its familiarity to connect and comfort, whilst exploring themes of family, evolution and gender, using both historical and personal iconography.
The imagery of the goldfinch was drawn from a relief attributed to Donatello where the focus of the child is not seen, I have added the goldfinch a sacred symbol associated with sacrifice and resurrection but also a symbol for joy, positivity and persistence.
The mother and child image holds strong symbolic themes throughout art history, from early fertility goddesses to the Madonna and child, instantly recognisable from its prevalence in Christian iconography and widely used in the Medieval and Renaissance periods.
I continue to revisit the mother and child, drawing on its familiarity to connect and comfort, whilst exploring themes of family, evolution and gender, using both historical and personal iconography.
The imagery of the goldfinch was drawn from a relief attributed to Donatello where the focus of the child is not seen, I have added the goldfinch a sacred symbol associated with sacrifice and resurrection but also a symbol for joy, positivity and persistence.
