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Open Edition Reproduction
Inspired by the portraits from charcoal artist Yanni Floros who drew contemporary female subjects facing away from the viewer, I decided to apply the concept to a more cultural theme by using a Cambodian Apsara Dancer as a subject.
In Hindu-Buddhist mythology, the Apsara are female ethereal beings said to inhabit the sky and water and are represented in various art forms across southern and eastern Asia. They figure prominently in the stone bas-reliefs seen in Cambodian temples and are representative of the “Khmer Classical Dance”, a tradition that is said to date back to the royal courts of the Angkorian Kings.
With gilded headdresses and ornate jewellery the iconic Khmer Apsara dancers narrate classical myths through their graceful choreography. The title is derived from the song “The End” by Jim Morrison.
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