Red-Bellied Piranha
30cm x 30cm (Image size)
50cm x 50cm (Frame size)
Limited edition of 250 (+25 Artists proofs)
Gicleé print on Somerset enhanced velvet 330gsm.
2019
Signed, titled and numbered.
30cm x 30cm (Image size)
50cm x 50cm (Frame size)
Limited edition of 250 (+25 Artists proofs)
Gicleé print on Somerset enhanced velvet 330gsm.
2019
Signed, titled and numbered.
30cm x 30cm (Image size)
50cm x 50cm (Frame size)
Limited edition of 250 (+25 Artists proofs)
Gicleé print on Somerset enhanced velvet 330gsm.
2019
Signed, titled and numbered.
The Red-Bellied Piranha. Thanks to a couple of films I watched as a child in the 80's, Piranhas hold a very special, very terrifying place in my heart. I assume it was the film 'Piranha', but was too young to appreciate ANY of the comedy. In fact, after Alligator and Jaws at a similarly impressionable time in my life, I'm surprised I ever entered any body of water ever again. I 'may' have even demanded my poor mother accompany me to the toilet for several months, in case something burst from the water and gobbled me bottom first. Apparently, much of the legend that surrounds them comes from a presidential visit by Roosevelt, where he saw a pack of Piranhas stripping a cow to the bone within minutes. This was later discovered to have been staged by the locals, and the fish were starved for weeks beforehand. In actual fact, they are timid scavengers, and hunt alone. They only travel in shoals for defensive measures. Fine. No need to be afraid Tom, let the healing journey commence. Except that when hangry, they CAN ACTUALLY eat a cow in minutes. I have first hand experience of terrifying hangry animals, having married one. Cation is always warranted.
