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Cast chromed ceramic lion head
\nfitted onto Fabricated acrylic backing
\nfitted with Murano neon glass forming the British union flag
\nEdition of 3 \u2013 640mm x 678mm (Edition One SOLD)<\/p>\n

In the past a mounted animals head would be displayed as a trophy. A symbol of the hunters power. In the Vatican the animal room is the arguably the best place to visit.<\/p>\n

Christian Furr says \u2018 I vistied Bodrum castle in Turkey. The construction of the three-storied English tower was finished in 1413. The western fa\u00e7ade shows an antique carved relief of a lion. Because of this relief, the tower was also called \u201cthe Lion Tower\u201d. Above this lion, one can see the coat of arms of king Henry IV of England and in the tower itself mounted stuffed lions heads are on the walls, hanging high. For over a century St. Peter\u2019s Castle remained the second most important castle of the Order of the Knights of Hospitalier which they fortified in 1494. We have taken the lion symbol of the crusaders and given it a modern twist. Chris changed the shape of the shield into a heart shape and changed my initial neon teeth into a neon tongue with a lyrical curl.\u2019<\/p>\n

The shield, the symbol of defence and war has become a heart and has been electrified in neon. Now It\u2019s about personal strength of heart \u2018Lionhearted\u2019 and it\u2019s about love not war, Rock \u2018n Roll not bombast<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about the artist and Rock n Roll and the uncontrollable id which is hinted at in the almost animated tongue. In a shamanic state we speak in tongues. The tongue is used for speech and pleasure and here it is highlighted in neon. A powerful icon for the 21st Century<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about the will to survive. It\u2019s about Muddy Waters \u2018tiger in your tank\u2019. Irrepressible and mesmerising as neon itself. This piece celebrates the medium and the message.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"

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