Glass Dragon

Glass Dragon and Chicken, oil in canvas, 30” x 40”

1985

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A mid-career work that blends mythic imagery with fragile materiality and Pop Culture criticism.

  • Reflects 1980s experimentation, where symbolic forms meet modernist technique. The dragon motif contrasts strength with fragility amplified by the chicken.

The “glass” dragon embodies paradox — resilience and vulnerability, myth and reality, permanence and fragility.

The “glass” chicken represents a range of cultural references from fertility, prosperity, or even spiritual significance - or just food

What about the “Glass Rooster”? or the rooster as a cultural symbol in “Charlie”? (this page)

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