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"550 B.C. PERSIAN WARRIOR
#2"
Persian Warrior # 2 is a
slightly built fellow. But
no one dares to call him
“skinny”. There was once a
new recruit who did, and has
never been seen since! He is
quick with a knife and moves
swiftly in a battle and does
great harm to the enemy. He,
too, is greatly respected by
his fellow warriors.
Warrior # 2, and his
forefathers, watched the
Assyrians rise and fall,
then the Medes. Now it is
the Persians time under
Cyrus the Great and later,
Darius. They rebuilt Babylon
and their headquarters was
in Susa, not a far distance
from Babylon. Their
blue-green brick buildings
were spectacular. The
Pergamon Museum in Berlin
has replicated these walls
and they serve as the
inspiration for this series.
Artist’s note: This costume
was is woven in a “multiple
tabby weave” structure,
which I changed. When you
look at the fabric from the
front, you can see the
diamond shapes rising
vertically up the fabric.
But when the observer stands
at an angle to the work, the
diamonds rise at a diagonal,
moving up a winding path.
Sneaky? Like the Persians?
Stencils, acrylic paint and
sponges make good Persian
walls.
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