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Terence Miles Mitchell -
painter, sculptor , printmaker
Ex Studio - tel. 01884 257034
Terence Miles Mitchell lives and works in the
south-west
of
materials for sculpture include papier mache , stone and
bronze.
The artist’s most recent piece of sculpture is a
bronze limited
edition representation of The Green Man; a
mythical being
closely associated with fields and woodland areas, who has
been
deeply rooted in the folklore of
He was considered to possess special powers linked to
healing
and fertility; springtime, and the month of May in
particular,
is the time of the year with which he is most closely
associated.
Illustrations of The Green Man usually depict him as a
rather
wild creature with long and tangled hair interwoven with
leaves
and twigs. Despite this, his appearance is still
undeniably
human. This version is obviously less so; its
‘skin’ looks
like the bark of a tree, and foliage grows from out of its
body. Its feet are animal-like and, as the artist has
pointed
out, this Green Man probably owes a little something to Pan,
the Greek god of wood and fields etc.
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Images for inclusion in press release ( 2
sculptures, 1 painting )
Title
Size
(1) The Green
Man ht. 47cm
(2)
Spring
ht 43cm
(3) The Blue
Boat 59x 71cm