The Lion Tamer's Daughter
Oil on panel
9" x 12"
Jennifer Li is an American artist who has been painting since 1999. She studied painting for 12 years at the Art Students League of New York. She now lives in Montana. Her art has spread throughout the United States and she has had several pieces in galleries in Montana, New York, Washington, and California.
Straightforwardly beautiful. An element of weird. - New York Times
Li has an extensive collection of paintings that are themed with the circus, with many of those having large wild cats in them. In all of these, there is one focus, and there is not much going on in the background because she doesn't want to deter the viewer from the subject. With quite a few of the pieces with the subject staring directly at the audience.
This piece fits the gallery because of its soft nature, the purpose of this exhibit is wild cats, but wild cats come in all natures and even species. Both the girl and the lion are wild cats. The lion in its inherent nature, and the girl in her control over the lion. Their ferocity in a quiet manner, in an act really. I chose this piece because of the lion's face as well as the combination of both a girl and a lion in the same piece. Because there is not a single definition for a wild cat. It is where ever you see the wild in someone's eyes.
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