The Artist Challenge

Name: Lelan Gimnick
Location: USA
Title: “Waking Morpheus”
Price of Original: NFS Prize piece won by private collector.
(Prints are Available. Contact the Artist at the links below)
Size: 36″x 48″
Medium: Acylic, Ink and Oil
Artist web site:
http://impossible-fantasy-studio.artistwebsites.com/
http://www.impossible-fantasy-studio.fineartamerica.com/
http://www.impossiblefantasystudioandartspace.com/

From Lelan:< Morpheus, brother to Phanatos (Fantasy) and Phobos (Fear), is the Greek deity entrusted with shaping the dreams of royalty and warriors – humans who, in turn, have been entrusted with the stewardship and protection of Man. As of late, he has been a bit lacking in his job performance and the leaders of men have been becoming steadily less inspired and less conscious of the true nature of their responsibilities. Here, all of the necessary elements of his trade have been assembled in one place and a call to duty has been issued; all that is needed is for him to return to his given charge.

This piece is the epitome of what drives my work. It was won as a custom piece by an extremely talented illustrator and tattoo artist, and intended as a focal point for his creative genius while working on HIS custom pieces (last I heard from him, it serves its purpose with vigor). The strict symmetry, the physically impossible simultaneous appearance of both lunar and solar total eclipses, the aggravatingly elusive dimensionality and depth(?) of the platform which supports the enigmatic Sphere of Unknown Substance; every aspect of this piece is meant to ignite the kinds of questions and visualizations that are the hallmark of both the gifted and the insane. Just as the imperial “me” of the piece is calling out to Morpheus to get back to work, so am I, the actual self, calling out to peers and viewers alike to take what has been provided and build an amazing story of their own.