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from "harpies" series watercolor on paper

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The Harpies, feeding then upon its leaves,

Do pain create, and for the pain an outlet.

Canto XIII, Inferno Dante Alighieri

Celaeno

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In Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas and his men who fled the Troy reach the harpy island. Men slaughter and feast on wild cattle that belonged to the bird-maidens. Enraged by their behaviour, Celaeno (the dark harpy) curses them. She says that Troyans will reach Italy, but until then, they will suffer from big famine.

" you shall go to Italy, and enter her harbours freely: but you will not surround the city granted you with walls until dire hunger, and the sin of striking at us, force you to consume your very tables with devouring jaws."

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In one of the stories Zeus asked prophet Phineus if he prefered lose his life or sight. Because he chose not to see sun again, angry and spurned Helios sent harpies to punish him.

Every time when Phineus sat at his table, harpies stole his food -

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I have been fascinated with harpies for a while. In ancient epic stories they were first described as a beautiful bird-women hybrids. The spirits of the wind. But with the next stories their image shifted to ugly and evil. Harpies became the tool of gods. Tool that brings cruel punishment. Ruthless and wild.

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Rübezahl • Krakonoš • Liczyrzepa Etching, aquatint

It was such a pleasure to work on this piece at Grafikwerkstatt in Dresden. I was there as a resident artist for a month. Thanks to exchange program. I miss printmaking SO MUCH, and this etching gave me a lot of joy. Also it was created in so well-equipped workshop with talented printmakers. Rübezahl is a spirit of the mountains that is mentioned in polish, german and czech folktales. He lives in Karkonosze mountains. Polish name (Liczyrzepa) ethymology suggests that he is a person who counts the turnips and it is connected to one of MANY legends. In every language he has a lot of names, and all of them have separate story to tell. For the background I used Saxon Switzerland landscapes. I hiked in this mountains last year and they are breathtaking. Liczyrzepa/Karkonosz/Rübezahl is a wonderful piece of lowersilesian identity and a character that connects all three nations.