Menagerie of the Opera

by Lisa Cyr

Menagerie of the Opera

by Lisa L Cyr

11″ x 8″ artwork

mixed media on paper

20″ x 16″ white 8-ply mat

Ready to Frame

Description:

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” – William Shakespeare

The Menagerie of the Opera is a painting about finding beauty in the moment: a performance that is both beautiful and fleeting. In the menagerie of life, we all seek periods in time where life becomes much more than ordinary.

Symbolizing the often heightened, sensual experience of the theatrical operatic stage, the female figure looks through a porcelain-like mask and wears a crimson feather costume that resembles the petals of a flower, blossoming in the passion of the moment. As we experience a higher consciousness, we are transported to a magical place, even if it is just for a moment.

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Lisa Cyr

The visually-compelling, imaginative works of artist and author Lisa L. Cyr use symbolism, metaphor and allegory to stimulate curiosity, provoke thought and encourage further inspection. A poetic, rhythmic synthesis of drawing, painting, collage and assemblage, Cyr's visually tactile, mixed-media works are composed to collectively create a new reality with a more expressive and symbolic arrangement, transforming the ordinary to the extraordinary.

In Cyr’s world of the fantastic, the viewer is shown a portal into a highly imaginative, mystical realm where supernatural beings, winged guardians and underworld deities coalesce in magical, multilayered environments and dreamscapes. Within the artist’s personal narration, visual tales of quests to worlds unknown evoke transcendental experiences for those who are willing to enter into the pictorial drama. Through the multilayered narrative, we journey to a world beyond, where the awakened subconscious leaves the viewer spellbound and wanting more.

A graduate from The Massachusetts College of Art (BFA) and Syracuse University (MA), Cyr's artistic oeuvre has been exhibited in museums and galleries, including traveling shows with the Society of Illustrators of New York and Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in magazines, books and online, including numerous features in Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Infected by Art, AcrylicWorks: The Best in Acrylic Painting and Incite: The Best in Mixed Media. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of American Illustration in New York City as well as in private collections.