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Juliette Dumas
Dolphin Dreamtime (DELPHES TALE) small dolphin blue beige

2020

About the Item

With "DELPHES TALE", Dumas explores the story of our conscious evolution in contact with the primordial intelligence alive in our oceans, dolphins. Since the dawn of time, myths and legends abound about the mysterious communion between humans and dolphins. Olivia de Bergerac, in her book "The Dolphin Within", explains that Dolphins have shown scientifically to have a positive effect on humans by sharing "alpha waves", the state attained through deep meditation. They have been known to help heal autistic children, to save humans from drowning, from shark attacks, to help fishermen by spotting and rounding up schools of fish, and for being friendly and curious about humans while sharing their conscious gaze. The stories of the benevolence of dolphins towards humans abound, from the Greeks to the Dogon in Africa. Scott Taylor, in his book "Souls in the Sea", calls it the "Delphic Wave".  In 2017, after a memorable encounter in the British islands with a young dolphin and his mother, Dumas travelled to Mexico and Guadeloupe to spend more time with cetaceans, underwater and on boats. Back in New York, Dumas started working with deep layers of clays and pigments which gave birth to her critically acclaimed series of  "Whale Fluke Paintings" (2018-2019). Dumas returned to France in 2019 and began work on "DELPHES TALE". For that series she started to use gold leaf and learned the technique of fresco painting on wood panels while studying the ancient murals of Knossos, of the Minoan civilisation, where the oldest representation of dolphins in history is known.  "DELPHES TALE" (2020) follows Dumas critically acclaimed "Whale Flukes Paintings" (2018-2019).  Dumas continues her engagement to the Rio Negro Manifesto (written by Pierre Restany in 1978) which calls for an “Art of Nature” and the expression of a planetary consciousness. “Deep inside of us there is calmness. Deep inside the calmness there is love. This is what dolphins taught me." -  Jacques Mayol.
  • Creator:
    Juliette Dumas (1987, French)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.13 in (5.42 cm)Width: 3.78 in (9.61 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    uniquePrice: $910
  • Medium:
    Copper,Clay,Powder Coating,Handmade Paper
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
    Please note that this work is very small in size but exquisite and precious. Its a beautiful small work on paper executed beautifully by the artist. The clay is important as she sculpts the work which gives it an organic feel.
  • Gallery Location:
    Cody, WY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2152211096662
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