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Icarus Sculpture
United States
Sculpture, Bronze on Marble
Size: 9 W x 16 H x 9 D in
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About The Artwork
Icarus was the son of the craftsman Daedalus. His father was the creator of the Labyrinth, a huge maze located under the court of King Minos of Crete, where the Minotaur, a half-man half-bull creature lived. In order for the secret of the Labyrinth to be kept, Minos had then imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus in a tower above his palace. Daedalus managed to create two sets of wings for himself and his son, that were made of feathers glued together with wax. He taught Icarus how to fly and warned him not to fly too high, which would cause the wax to melt, nor too low, which would cause the feathers to get wet with sea water. Together, they flew out of the tower towards freedom. However, Icarus soon forgot his father's warnings, and started flying higher and higher, until the wax started melting under the scorching sun. His wings dissolved and he fell into the sea and drowned. The area of the sea where he fell took the name Icarian Sea after him, while a nearby island was named Icaria.
Details & Dimensions
Sculpture:Bronze on Marble
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:9 W x 16 H x 9 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:United States.
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Originally from Malta, Peter Dingli has been living and working in Melbourne, Australia since 1974. After moving to Australia with his family, his interests led him to study photography, however, he soon transferred to sculpture where he worked in forged and welded steel. He graduated from Prahran College, Melbourne, in Fine Arts, Sculpture in 1985, and gained his Masters in 2005. Soon after graduating , he was a member of Caravan Sculptors, a studio of artists in Richmond Melbourne. Since then he has been working and teaching within the Arts. He worked as a curator in an indigenous art gallery where he was responsible for the purchase of paintings and sculpture from communities as diverse as the Western Desert Region, The Kimberley and other Northern Territory art collectives. He now works in wax and casts his sculptures in bronze, using the traditional lost wax technique. His highly collectible pieces, influenced by the impressionists, are inspired by the complexity of the human form. His art is held in private collections in Melbourne, Perth, Canberra and San Diego, and at the LaTrobe University, Melbourne.
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