"Vasilisa the Brave"
Original artwork by Luke Brohman
386mm (W) x 569mm (L) x 25mm (D)
This digital painting - inspired by the Russian folktale of Vasilisa and the Baba Yaga, created during a three-month intensive exploration of the iconic story - has been printed on artist-grade archival-quality gloss paper, and mounted onto MDF board, finished with a cut & engraved border reminiscent of old faery-tale books, and purposely textured by the artist to give it an “endured quality”… as if the painting had spent a night in the Baba Yaga’s hut.
“This print was illustrated digitally, using the same techniques as one would with traditional painting, and then mounted on MDF board, and back-framed with pine wood to make it structured and sturdy. The print has been “organically textured” with sand, rock, sunlight, fire, and water, to lend it character - as if the print itself had endured the challenges of the Baba Yaga. The border is laser-cut and engraved, and made to evoke the sense of a beloved storybook from childhood.
I made this during a three-month magical working in the lead-up to a 4-day intensive event of ritual and art… unfortunately the event was at the beginning of the pandemic, and was one of the first of many to be canceled in 2020. The event was dubbed “the camp that Baba Yaga ate”. In a sense, this print has gone through its own initiatory process - belonging out-of-time-and-place from its intended purpose.”
Original artwork by Luke Brohman
386mm (W) x 569mm (L) x 25mm (D)
This digital painting - inspired by the Russian folktale of Vasilisa and the Baba Yaga, created during a three-month intensive exploration of the iconic story - has been printed on artist-grade archival-quality gloss paper, and mounted onto MDF board, finished with a cut & engraved border reminiscent of old faery-tale books, and purposely textured by the artist to give it an “endured quality”… as if the painting had spent a night in the Baba Yaga’s hut.
“This print was illustrated digitally, using the same techniques as one would with traditional painting, and then mounted on MDF board, and back-framed with pine wood to make it structured and sturdy. The print has been “organically textured” with sand, rock, sunlight, fire, and water, to lend it character - as if the print itself had endured the challenges of the Baba Yaga. The border is laser-cut and engraved, and made to evoke the sense of a beloved storybook from childhood.
I made this during a three-month magical working in the lead-up to a 4-day intensive event of ritual and art… unfortunately the event was at the beginning of the pandemic, and was one of the first of many to be canceled in 2020. The event was dubbed “the camp that Baba Yaga ate”. In a sense, this print has gone through its own initiatory process - belonging out-of-time-and-place from its intended purpose.”
Original artwork by Luke Brohman
386mm (W) x 569mm (L) x 25mm (D)
This digital painting - inspired by the Russian folktale of Vasilisa and the Baba Yaga, created during a three-month intensive exploration of the iconic story - has been printed on artist-grade archival-quality gloss paper, and mounted onto MDF board, finished with a cut & engraved border reminiscent of old faery-tale books, and purposely textured by the artist to give it an “endured quality”… as if the painting had spent a night in the Baba Yaga’s hut.
“This print was illustrated digitally, using the same techniques as one would with traditional painting, and then mounted on MDF board, and back-framed with pine wood to make it structured and sturdy. The print has been “organically textured” with sand, rock, sunlight, fire, and water, to lend it character - as if the print itself had endured the challenges of the Baba Yaga. The border is laser-cut and engraved, and made to evoke the sense of a beloved storybook from childhood.
I made this during a three-month magical working in the lead-up to a 4-day intensive event of ritual and art… unfortunately the event was at the beginning of the pandemic, and was one of the first of many to be canceled in 2020. The event was dubbed “the camp that Baba Yaga ate”. In a sense, this print has gone through its own initiatory process - belonging out-of-time-and-place from its intended purpose.”