Leo Osborne
by Constance Mears
Visionaries throughout time have created stories and myths as a way to explore and explain the mysteries of the human experience. Often, these stories involve fantastical creatures - ”half-human, half-animal, fish, or bird - beings caught between two worlds. The Egyptians had the Sphinx, while coastal tribes of North America told stories of Raven, who could shape-shift between forms. The Celts wove tales of unicorns and mermaids.
Artists represented these creatures to depict the most profound mysteries of life -”birth, death, and the cycles of transformation. In many cultures, creating art was a sacred function, and this is how Leo Osborne approaches his work. |
