Michael Lyons
Shaman’s Song (Tree of Life), 1989
Bronze, with red paint
18.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm (7 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 3")
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The Tree of Life refers to an archetype found in many of the world’s mythologies, religions and philosophical traditions, describing a tree which connects all forms of creation. In Christianity,...
The Tree of Life refers to an archetype found in many of the world’s mythologies, religions and philosophical traditions, describing a tree which connects all forms of creation. In Christianity, this tree is presented in the Bible as the source of eternal life in the Garden of Eden; in Shamanic cosmologies, however, the tree is said to connect the Lower, Middle and Upper worlds. Lyons’ sculpture is more naturalistic than his earlier steel constructions, and is more organic in construction, with visibly raw edges to the bronze forms.
Provenance
The artist’s estateLiterature
Judith LeGrove. The Sculpture of Michael Lyons, Samson & Company, Bristol, 2013, cat. no. SS123, p. 296, illustrated p. 197
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