Azomai
Acrylic ink, oak gall ink, pastel, on Fabriano paper
2025
Paper size: 66 x 56 cm
Image size: 60 x 50 cm
The price displayed is inclusive of shipping to UK addresses.
This piece is sold unframed and will need to be framed with a mount, behind glass (non-reflective recommended) in order to be displayed. Please ask me if you would like any suggestions or advice.
About this artwork
The pastel is applied by first crumbling it onto the paper in small amounts, and then smoothing it across the surface by hand. The mountain area is made using a dip pen with fine nib.
"The word 'holy' derives from the Germanic halig, which means something that must be preserved 'whole' or intact, something not to be transgressed or violated. The Greek word for 'holy', by contrast, is less about conscious preservation and more about unmediated response: aghios comes from the verb azomai, which means simply 'to stand in awe, or in fear'.
The history of holy mountains rests on the tension between these two meanings - respectful stewardship and speechless terror, separation from the ordinary and interaction with the transcendent. It is through this act of separation, or rather, through the sudden encounter with the unexpected, with the utterly different, that humans are called to turn to their most inner self, and to the divine." — Mountain - Nature and Culture, by Veronica della Dora.
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