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Page 13 from "Encore" new from Flowerhead Comics
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The elephant is one of the most poetic and dangerous creatures in the animal world. It can defeat most species that seem characteristically the most dangerous such as the tiger or the lion, but still they accomplish more than just self-preservation. Elephants also have the capability to paint quite beautifully and hold memories arguably as long as humans. Yet they are hunted for the most useless aesthetic body part (for humans): their magnificent tusks.
Now, consider the elephant within the clothes of a human. What does this do for the metaphor behind Ms. D’Orazio’s work? We have merged the two most magnificent and dangerous creatures within one: the human elephant. Yet, does it express that we are all just the same as creatures with nature? That may be justifiable since human beings have developed such arrogance about their capabilities by having the means of destroying anything that is natural and beautiful for the pursuit of unattainable happiness.
It may also be argued that the elephant, or nature, is the symbol of wisdom and strength. That it is the true master of the universe since all creatures have the qualities of gods. We wish we can fly like elegant birds, so we devise a harming mechanism to do so. We wish we can run like the beautiful cheetah, so we create the most destructive means of living: the automobile. When in fact everything we create as humans is unnatural and synthetic, these creatures hold ours dreams in purity.
Therefore, the elephant god holds the heart of nature within its grasp. Nature surrenders to itself and ultimately will destroy all that man has created because man itself, regardless of its arrogance, will become dust, ashes, and crumbled concrete pillars.
But, as a work of so many metaphors and different facets, I believe that this painting may be analyzed much deeper.
Thank you Kathleen.
Thank You, Jim, for appreciating and finding such value in my work.