Bunny In The Moon

Archival Pigment Print
Extra Thick Somerset Velvet
Hand Deckled Edges, 505gsm/36 mil
22" x 29"
Edition of 100
Signed and Numbered

"The event that inspired the title of this painting as well as the theme of the 'Bunny in the Moon' show, and the first time I was struck with the realization of the huge diversity in social perspectives, was while I was in Japan having a dinner with some new friends. We somehow began discussing the moon and I mentioned the man in the moon. My Japanese friend looked at me with this quizzical face and said "A man in the moon? You mean the bunny in the moon don't you?". My face lit up at the notion that when we all look at the moon, people in Japan see a bunny! The legend, in a nutshell, is about the bunny that sacrificed his life to feed a starving man that was actually a deity in disguise. In homage to the selflessness the bunny showed, the deity made his ashes fly up to the moon so all could remember his image and act for ages to come. So in revisiting and evolving that infamous legend and how the ultimate sacrifice of a life, can be equated to the trials of love. To give yourself to someone so completely and selflessly, and will they love you back? Will they write you a love letter over your heart, or will they use it as a target?" - Tara McPherson. This is the 2nd edition. 1st Edition 2013.