According to mythology; Gaea was a primal Greek goddess, she was one of the deities that governed the universe before the titans. She symbolised the Earth and universe and was the mother of everything, she was also known as "Mother Earth". Whilst "Mother Nature" personifies the entire ecosystem of Planet Earth, Gaea gave birth to the entirety of the universe. In this work, Gaea sits on a tree-of-life and overlooks the Earth and the universe, there are many metaphors in this work surrounding the mythology behind it, for example, the sunflowers representing the deities that were born to Gaea. This large watercolour work is a mix of surrealism and 1960's psychedelia which I am also a huge fan of. The intention being that you could stare into it for hours interpreting all of the many bits of the story.
Gaea (Mother Earth)
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Artwork Details
Medium | Watercolour (Requires Framing) |
Dimensions | 59.4cm (W) x 71.4cm (H) x 0.1cm (D) |
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Artist Bio
Niia Duroux is an emerging illustrator and artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Niia moved to Melbourne from her home town of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales to further chase and expand her artistic skill-set. Guided by her life long love of drawing, she is most impassioned by the process of story-telling and the way in which her art can interpret a different story depending on the individual; ideally inspiring them to continue to think about the work long after they stop visually engaging with it. Currently, Niia attends life drawing classes under Amanda Schunker and has been refreshed by a more raw form of art which she is now beginning to apply to her familiar fine line style. Niia tackles emotional subjects such as mental health through the use of fantasy and illusion, working with both traditional and digital tools.