Lorelei
This sculpture is Tienie’s interpretation the siren-like water spirit that, according to legend, haunted the Lorelei rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen in Germany. She was consequently named after the rock. The Lorelei rock marks the narrowest part of the river in the Rhine gorge, which creates a strong current […]
Mermaid
This work illustrates a favourite theme in Tienie’s work namely the interdependence and symbiosis between man and animal. The mermaid not only interacts with the dolphins, but she is also a mythological being where man’s feeling of kinship with animals results in an imaginative physical fusion between man and animal. BronzeDimensions: 1,4m highEdition: Series of […]
Morgan le Fay
Morgan le Fay is a multidimensional character with her roots in Celtic mythology. Since her conception in human consciousness, her character has evolved from benevolent goddess to sorceress to wise woman. Tienie’s Morgan le Fay is the half-sister of King Arthur of the round table. She is an enchantress, a healer, a persona from the […]
The Egyptian Mourners, 2012
The mourners Tienie depicted in this sculpture are professional mourners hired to take part in the funeral procession of a deceased Egyptian Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Their function was expository – to act out the grief of the deceased person’s close relatives and followers.Tienie depicted the mourners while crossing the Nile on their boat. Each […]
Pandora’s Box, 2003
In Greek mythology Pandora was the first mortal woman on earth and the source of all human miseries, because in spite of Zeus’s specific warning that it is prohibited, she could not contain her curiosity to open the mysterious box he gave her. Unbeknown to her, the box contained various evils and miseries which then […]
Paradise Lost
The figure of Adam is the same than that of The Fallen Angel, but without the wings. It depicts Adam’s fall from grace and expulsion out of Paradise. Series of fifteen
People from a Lost World, 1983
This sculpture, inspired by a Remington painting, depicts an American Indian of the Sioux tribe, holding a bison scull above his head, conducting a spiritual ritual to bring back the bison herds, which were decimated almost to extinction by foreign hunters.The figure is emaciated by famine and hardship because of the bison’s disappearance and portrays […]
People of the Kalahari
The Bushmen have always been able to survive as hunters/gatherers in the arid habitat of the Kalahari Desert by utilising the desert’s resources in very resourceful ways. They conserved water by filling emptied ostrich eggs with water and by burying it in the desert sand until later use. Tienie depicted the Bushman pouring water into […]
Resistance, 2010
Inspired by Lysistrata, one of the few surviving plays written by Aristophanes and originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC; this work depicts women’s resistance through the ages against war, violence and abuse. This sculpture is modeled in the ancient Greek idiom, but she also becomes a universal symbol for women of all ages. […]
Return to the Womb, 1976
The sculpture portrays the subconscious wish to return to the mother’s womb for the security and safety it provides. The foetal position is symbolic of a sense of vulnerability and insecurity. Dimensions: 170mm high X 350 mm X 530 mm. Series of 15