Title: Níðhöggr 

Size: width 1600mm x height 800mm

Medium: Mixed media on canvas

Description:

Ever since Prometheus under the instruction of Zeus, moulded the first humans from clay, there have been creation stories.

The great serpent myth has been told in many cultures, Serpents in Norse mythology are described as colossal, spanning great distances or encompassing entire realms. Serpents like Níðhöggr can pose existential dangers by threatening the gods and the cosmos. Their actions often align with chaos and the destruction of order.

The Rainbow Serpent myth, of the Australian Aboriginals, created and formed the landscape. In this painting I have referenced the serpentine form directly from the main river that flows through Meanjin and into Moreton Bay.