MOUNTAIN-SCAPE

The allegory of a Mountain.

This piece looks on the surface quite literal and obvious about what it suggests, but i belive as with alot of my works which from the outset seem literal, suprise me with a didactic purpose.

ALLEGORY IS OFTEN DEFINED AS AN EXTENDED OR SUSTAINED METAPHOR.

I think the word allegory is an appropriate word here in regards to how this type of work might be considered in an exhibition.

The term is taken from the Greek allegoria, which derives from the verb agoreuein (‘to speak publicly’, as in the market-place or agora) and the adverbial form of allos (‘other’).