Description
‘The Mourning Song’ by Zein Z
Artist: Zein Z
Title: ‘The Mourning Song’
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39.4″ x 27.6″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2022
About the Artwork:
The tragedy of Orpheus’ life, highlighted by the day he played his mourning song calling for death on his beloved lyre. That was his last effort to reunite with Eurydice failed. The sky is dense & heavy. Kneeling in surrender & acceptance, a blank gaze defying his fate to come. Always surrounded by animals, one stays to say goodbye.
About the Artist:
After several years of graphic design. I went back to my roots. I was the art kid at school. I needed freedom from digital mediums & to explore my affinity to darker subjects. Not always overly sinister at first glance, but always underlying ominous backstories. No specific preference of mediums, constantly exploring and switching from ink to pencil & paints. It’s never enough.