03 Works, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Ellie Burelli's Amazons, with footnotes #39

Ellie Burelli, United Kingdom

Amazon I 

Acrylic on Wood

39.4 W x 39.4 H x 1.6 D in

Private collection

The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey near the southern shore of the Black Sea. There they formed an independent kingdom under the government of a queen named Hippolyta or Hippolyte. This area is known to have been occupied in the Late Bronze Age by a transhumant group known to the Hittites as the Kaŝka; though they were not directly known to Greeks, modern archaeologists have determined that they finally defeated their enemies, the Hittites, about 1200 BC. According to Plutarch, the Amazons lived in and about the Don river, which the Greeks called the Tanais; but which was called by the Scythians the "Amazon". The Amazons later moved to Terme on the River Thermodon, northern Turkey. More on the Amazons

Ellie Burelli, United Kingdom

Amazon, c. 2014 

Acrylic on Wood

10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Private collection

Originally listed for C$2,574

Ellie Burelli, United Kingdom

Amazon, c. 2014 

Acrylic on Wood

39.4 W x 39.4 H x 1.6 D in

Private collection

Originally listed for C$4,171

Ellie Burelli is an artist based in the United Kingdom whose paintings have been exhibited in England, Belgium, the United States, and Italy. Inspired by historical representations, portraiture, and equine forms, through her artistic practice she travels back in time to connect with and savor "the aesthetic delights of bygone eras". Burelli's distinctive compositions are most often created using oils, pastels, gouache, and acrylics on paper, canvas, or wood.

Ellie was born in New York in 1972, grew up in the UK, spending her happiest childhood moments riding her pony on the Yorkshire moors.

Entirely self taught, Ellie has been working successfully as a professional artist since 2001. Her work is on show at a number of galleries and art fairs across the UK and Internationally.

"There is something truly astounding about the way a horse can be transformed from a calm and seemingly domesticated creature, one moment, into an explosion of power and wired emotion, the next. I find this unpredictability and expressiveness, fascinating and a great inspiration in my work.

Historical representations of the equine form are another major source of inspiration for me and am particularly interested in the symbolic, mythological and sacred place the horse has held, throughout history.

I enjoy experimenting with a variety of different media and techniques, always seeking to create new and interesting surface textures, with the feeling of almost excavating the subject from the work surface."

Ellie Burelli is the "nom be plume" for the artist otherwise known as Ellie Hesse. More on Ellie Burelli 

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