BORN IN THE OCEAN
BRONZE SCULPTURE
13 x 12 x 5 INCHES
$5,900.00
• The sea and its water are the main sources of life. They are symbols of transformation, purification, and revival.
• The shell’s spiral shape is a symbol of time, the cycles of year, and phases of the moon.
• This watercolor is reminiscent of Born in the Ocean, an older watercolor by the artist. The ocean is the cradle of life. It protects its offspring within the safe cover of the shell, rocking its children on the waves, singing the song of the surf to them, and hugging them close to the shore. This symbolism of the ocean as progenitress of all things living is represented in world literature. In the fantasy, Tale of Tsar Saltan by poet Alexander Pushkin, the baby tsarevich (prince) is placed in a cask with his mother and both are thrown into the ocean. He pleads with the waves to bring them back to land. So the waves, without ado, Bore the cask and prisoners two Gently to a sandy shore, Then, receding, splashed no more Note that following the spiral shape of the shell causes a movement that pushes the particles up. This is the kind of movement that is symbolic of growth and expansion, of spreading out in space and time in remote galaxies, as well as right here in the sea.
