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“Dún Libhse and the Mermaids Cave” Print

Brian Wilkes

United States

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Castle Dún Libhse, County Antrim, Ulster sits atop a volcanic basalt outcropping that extends into the ocean. Mermaids Cave connects to the castle by a staircase, allowing supply boats to dock under cover, protected from marauding pirates. In the 13th century, my 25th great-grandfather Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, built the first castle at Dún Libhse / Dunluce, and it became a stronghold for Clan Donald. It is close to Coleraine, County Derry, where another line of my immigrant ancestors originate. “Mermaid” is generally understood to mean selkies (seal kin), but Ireland has a tradition of female pirate leaders as well. I’ve illuminated the cave with firelight.

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Giclee on Canvas

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14 W x 21 H x 1.25 D in

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15.75 W x 22.75 H x 1.25 D in

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“I create convergent media art that celebrates the values of rural life and of the land itself, that fosters a sense of self-empowerment, self-love, self-representation, community, and the strengths of traditional cultures. My work explores the relationship between both high and low technology cultures, ethnic and class identities, shamanic tourism, and an expanding sense of the natural and supernatural worlds. As a verbal and visual storyteller, I strive to commit my rich and varied life experiences to canvas and paper, sharing the ceremonial life of indigenous communities in both normal and visionary time, and exploring concepts of strength and vulnerability through treatments of my royal, noble, and humble ancestors. What starts out as contemplation becomes, I hope, a portal for the viewer to briefly enter another reality, leaving only a sense of a picture album of the road not taken and a eulogy for the self-imposed limits of our existence.” Books "ESCAPE From the Darkroom! - Old-School Principles Applied to Modern Digital Photography" [2013] “GeoHypnotics: A Gentle Way to Access Deeper Consciousness” [2016] Four volumes ; ; ;

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