Hello hello! It’s time for part 2 of my senior exhibition highlights!
Before I start, I was originally planning to show off everything individually based off the order I have each piece numbered, however, after looking through everything again I realised I have 16 pieces (the wall plaques from part one were considered one “piece”) and some of them are very similar either in vessel or design. I figure, to not have to repeat myself too much, those similar pieces will be shown together. This part will act as a good example because I made three plaques based off Sphinxes but with different ideas in mind!
In Part 1 I talked more about what plaques were used for so check that post out for more information! The gist is that these would have been decorative plaques that depict famous myths/creatures/figures. These ones specifically showcase the sphinx! In mythology, the sphinx was a female monster with the head and chest of a woman, body of a lion, and wings of an eagle (not to be confused with Egypts non-winged version). This was the monster sent as a punishment to Thebes and was defeated when Oedipus solved her riddle.
When looking up references for the Sphinx I found that she was often depicted in different poses which intrigued me. The first two plaques are Sphinxes in those different poses; one sitting and one standing.
The third one is inspired by an idea I had for a goddess oc I have. I liked the idea of her having a sphinx guarding her divine garden. For a bit of visual interest between the three, I gave each one a different hairstyle so it wasn’t just the same sphinx over and over again.
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