PHOENIX Sculpture

Phoenix my way... by GLP The inspiration of the Firebird that starts a new life after the defeat is not an eternal inspiration for me. This time presented in an unusual way. Combined work technique. The phoenix is ​​a fictional bird that is first mentioned in ancient Arabic legends, so it is often called the "Arabian phoenix", and later it is also mentioned in other cultures. flaming feathers. If, according to the legend, the phoenix sensed that death was approaching, he would prepare for himself a nest of aromatic plants which, when exposed to the strong sun, would catch fire and burn together with his body. A new, young phoenix would be born from the ashes of a burnt bird. Today, the phoenix is ​​most often mentioned in the phrase "rose from the ashes like a phoenix" as a symbol for people who recover and continue to live normally after a serious illness or some other personal breakdown. In the Serbian literary heritage, the phoenix is ​​also called "fire-bird".