Collages titled "Phoenix Rising from…" by Nina Gabriel, Original Artwork

Phoenix Rising from the Ashes (2007) Collages by Nina Gabriel

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Dimensions Height 8.5in, Width 10.5in
Categories Collages under $500

Mixed Media – Assemblage 8 ½” x 10 ½” x ¾” depth July 2006
PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES
Clay/Feathers/Faux Fur/Ashes/Acrylics/Two Safire’s/Perl Ex pigments/
Black Frame with inside black board.
This collages was inspired by one of my dreams, where Phoenix flue above me rising from the ashes.
The Flight of Phoenix. The Phoenix is the bird which is self begotten and self-created. It represents Illumination and Enlightment of the Soul of men. It is the symbol of the search for men’s understanding of who and what he is and his place in life and the universe. Its flight represents the ending of the journey (spiritual journey), an ending that has no ending. He plunges into himself and into the burning nest, which is himself, and into the branches of the Tree which are more than infinity and yet are himself. He is that which is formed within its own shell, which continually hatches that which lays it, and continually incubates itself within itself. He is Phoenix in its ultimate self-begotten, continuously reborn in fires of its own destruction, continuously creating past, present and future. He is The Mystery of Mysteries, The Phoenix and far more. Phoenix completes the process of soul development.
In ancient Egyptian mythology and in myths derived from it, the Phoenix is a female mythical sacred firebird with beautiful gold and red plumage. Said to live for 500 or 1461 years (depending on the source), at the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises. The new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in Heliopolis ("the city of the sun" in Greek), located in Egypt. The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible - a symbol of fire and divinity.
Originally, the phoenix was identified by the Egyptians as a stork or heron-like bird called a bennu, known from the Book of the Dead and other Egyptian texts as one of the sacred symbols of worship at Heliopolis, closely associated with the rising sun and the Egyptian sun-god Ra.
Christian Mythology
Resurrection; Christ consumed in the fires of Passion and rising again on the third day; triumph over death; faith; constancy; Christ's divine nature (as the Pelican was of his human nature).
In early Christian tradition the phoenix was adopted as being resurrection and immortality. Through Christian eyes, we are taught to believe in the resurrection, as Christ himself exhibited the character of the phoenix: "I have the power to lay down my life and to take it up again." Using Christ's life as an example, one can live a similar learning life of rejuvenation.
Thus, as with all other symbols, there is a cycle, a returning to something, as in many things of life. A symbol occurs because of its reflective association (the return) with the one viewing the symbol. It is lived through the interpretation of the viewer.

Nina Gabriel

United States

“Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost Nina[...]

“Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”

Robert Frost

Nina Gabriel‘s Bio

Nina Gabriel is an artist working from her home-based studio in Tarzana, California, USA.
For many years she worked at several major corporations here in California and in Canada.
In the year 2000 she established her company Nina Gabriel Refinement & Style.
Along with her working career, she always kept studying, majoring in Psychology and Naturopathy, currently doing Masters Degree in Natural Healing/Naturopathy.
Her interests include Music, Art, Poetry, Design, Philosophy, Numerology, Astrology, Esoteric Astrology, Mythology, Metaphysics, Kabbalah, Chinese Calligraphy, Feng Shui and many natural therapies such as Aromatherapy, Healing Touch, Reflexology, Reiki, Yoga, Tai Chi and many more.
Her art represents many philosophies, combining her deep interest in different cultures, beliefs and many forms of expression.
Nina Gabriel’s art has contributed enormously to her own spiritual growth, at the same time testing her patience, persistence and will.
It is her sincere wish that her art brings peace, happiness and joy to anyone that appreciates it, bringing forth many positive feelings such as love, faith, confidence and truly all the good that art has to offer.

Participated in the Fifth Annual International Biennale of Contemporary Art Exhibit, which took place in Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy in December/2005- Collage/Assemblage “Music of my Soul” along with short Bio is printed in International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2005 catalog. She received a diploma from the City of Florence for participation in Biennale exhibit.

In November 2005 two collages ” Destiny” and “Beauty” were exhibited at 2nd International Collage Exhibition in Vilnius, Lithuania

In August 2006 became a member of World Poets Society – A Literary Organization for Contemporary Poets from all around the World. (W.P.S.)

In 2006 was nominated and became a member of “Who’s Who Art Club International” she was granted two pages with Bio and two artwork illustrations and review with appraisals of three of her artworks: “Treasures of the Sea“, “Music of My Soul” and Metamorphosis # 2. The Catalog was issued in November 2006. Nina Gabriel’s signature as an accredited artist is deposited in International Signatures Bank in Switzerland.

In 2006 a selection of Nina Gabriel’s artworks were exhibited at the following Exhibitions and Galleries:

Art Fair, Florence, Italy – March 2006

Svenska Konstgalleriet, Malmo, Sweden – April 2006

EuropArt – Geneva, Switzerland – April 2006

Cannes, France – May 2006

Montserrat Gallery, New York Chelsea Art Market – May 2006-08

Mozart Festival, Salzburg, Austria – August 2006

Art Marabella, Spain – September 2006

4th International Art Festival “Chania 2006” – Chania, Crete, Greece –

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