An Ode to art
We are really excited to announce that Kristjana has been working on a new world map Limited Edition print, bringing together her best selling Navigator's Map series of artworks with her acclaimed Ode to Art collection.
This piece celebrates some of the world's pivotal art movements, while suffused with Kristjana's trademark flora and fauna. Take a look at some of the fascinating hidden details that shaped the development of this brand new artwork...
From the gothic and romanesque of the Medieval period to the dreamlike confusion of Surrealism, each art movement is represented by Kristjana’s hero animals, plotted amongst the continents of the world.
The horse was a recurring subject in Medieval paintings, mixed with tales of knights and mystical creatures, and so here Kristjana presents a white unicorn, its bejewelled sword sheaved in a kingly belt. From the ancient to a time of re-birth, Da Vinci’s allegorical Renaissance portrait, 'Lady with an Ermine' is evoked through the actual animal, complete with jewels and headdress. Opposite sits a graceful ‘man-lion’, conjuring the power of monarchs during the Baroque period. A pair of Dali-esque elephants tiptoe their way on spindly legs, stretching dreamlike to their gargantuan bodies.
