Glen Onwin RSA
Ascent - Descent, all is in all in nature. From The Slime of the Earth.
Wax and oil paint on wood (found steps) with glass and steel stand
239 x 99 x 83 cm
The artist: 'Ladders, steps and staircases have long been used to symbolise The Great Chain of Being, the now broken ordering system or scale of creation from on the lowest...
The artist: 'Ladders, steps and staircases have long been used to symbolise The Great Chain of Being, the now broken ordering system or scale of creation from on the lowest step minerals then ascending gradations through plants, animals, man and angels, to Deus and heaven at its summit.'