Mighty Mouse Triptych
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by Don Yeomans
Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
35.75 x 23.5 x 2″ [each panel]
35.75 x 70.5 x 2″ [entire triptych]
In this stunning triptych, Don Yeomans’ depicts the legendary Mighty Mouse, a character that appears in many of the oral traditions from the Haida Nation. Various characters in these stories would often transform themselves into Mighty Mouse, who had the ability to listen in on others’ conversations and represented a means of escape from the situation.
While working on this piece, Yeomans claims to have taken a “multi-verse” approach to the triptych, in which each panel presents a different potential outcome for the story being told. Although the design itself remains uniform, all three panels feature a unique variation on the same blue-white-yellow colour scheme. Each variation represents a different outcome to the story, bringing the “multi-verse” approach to life.
CA$38,000.00
Only 1 available
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Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
35.75 x 23.5 x 2″ [each panel]
35.75 x 70.5 x 2″ [entire triptych]
In this stunning triptych, Don Yeomans’ depicts the legendary Mighty Mouse, a character that appears in many of the oral traditions from the Haida Nation. Various characters in these stories would often transform themselves into Mighty Mouse, who had the ability to listen in on others’ conversations and represented a means of escape from the situation.
While working on this piece, Yeomans claims to have taken a “multi-verse” approach to the triptych, in which each panel presents a different potential outcome for the story being told. Although the design itself remains uniform, all three panels feature a unique variation on the same blue-white-yellow colour scheme. Each variation represents a different outcome to the story, bringing the “multi-verse” approach to life.
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